If you have a yard, and you aren't deathly allergic to bees, there are a number of things you can do to help them out. Because bees are having a hard time these days and need a little TLC.
First, you could plant some sunflowers and take part in San Francisco State's Sunflower Project.
Then, take a long hard look at your garden.
According to Plenty magazine, the most important thing to do is to give bees a place to live and pollinate.
Here are 5 easy ways to do just that!
One of the most helpful things you can do is plant the right kind of flowers -- flowers that bees like. There's a great list at Urban Bee Gardens.
Are you doing anything in your garden to help the bees?
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We have lavender in our yard and the bee's just can't get enough of it! ...all different kinds of bees too.
Lavender is a beautiful bush and easy to maintain! we hack the heck out of it every winter but it grows back stronger. Even when it's not in purple bloom it's a nice green plant in the year year round.
If you can plant only one thing, and you have no gardening experience, i would recommend lavender.
(plus in a shashe it's a great alternative to dryer sheets!)
SAVE THOSE BEES!
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I know that you guys are trying to save the bees, but first thing my wife is really allergic to bees and second is that the only bees I have are carpenter bees... and my house is made of redwood... I do not like them. Does anyone know of a good green way of ridding myself of this problem? They burrow into my eaves and hatch eggs inside. They are almost as bad as termites. I cannot get rid of them. I am all about saving the bees, but can someone save my house?
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Neem oil
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We actually have a beehive! We're using a "top bar" hive and so far our bees are thriving, the queen is laying eggs and honey is being stored!
We're part of the "urban beekeeping" movement!
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angelfunk, that's so exciting! I wonder if we could do that...
In the meantime we've got lavender and catmint that the bees adore and I can't kill, along with some bee balm and other herbs that I just planted but will hopefully be blooming and bee-friendly soon!
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Ever since I took Cal Poly's beekeeping class (I am not an ag student) I have been obsessed with wanting to raise bees. They are so easy to manage on a small scale. They like every flowering plant (that is insect pollinated, not wind). California natives produce a great heart tasting honey.
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