Wildlife Gardening Journal

How to Help our American Bumble Bees

In my gardens, bumble bees are some of my favorite visitors. Besides being exceptional pollinators, I think they are incredibly beautiful insects. I liken them to flying school buses because they don't appear to be particularly aerodynamic, yet there they are, buzzing away in short flights between my flowers. Unfortunately, American bumble bees are becoming ...

Solitary Bee Houses are Great Additions to a Garden…with a Caveat

A few years ago, a friend gave me a solitary bee house. I didn’t put my gift up right away because I read some information online that indicated the type of house I was given might not be very good for the bees, and I needed to do more research on the topic before putting ...

Gardening for Bees

Bees are among nature’s best pollinators, so gardening for bees is rewarding for both you and your gardens. Plus, because pollinator numbers are plummeting worldwide, you’ll also be doing your part to help save the planet. As I explored in earlier blogs (here and here), most plants reproduce via insect pollination. Over 30 percent of ...