Nature and pollinators
Nature
Bee-friendly plants, welcoming gardens, wild bees and other pollinators: understanding biodiversity and helping it.

Contents
- 01Bee plantsTrees, flowers and hedges that feed bees all year.1 article
- 02A garden for beesSowing, planting and sheltering pollinators at home.Coming soon
- 03Wild pollinatorsBumblebees, mason bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and butterflies.1 article
- 04Biodiversity and threatsPesticides, hornets and climate: understanding threats and acting.Coming soon
in the garden
All articles
- Bee plants

Bee friendly plants: the best flowers, trees and shrubs for bees in every US region
Bee friendly plants for US yards and farms: a bloom calendar, regional picks from the Northeast to California, bee lawns, state weed rules and honey plants.
- Wild pollinators

Native bees of the United States: how many species, how to identify them, where they nest and how to help
Native bees in the US: about 4,000 species, 70% nesting in the ground. How to identify them, which are endangered under the ESA and how to help them at home.
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Other worlds
in the apiaryBeekeepingGetting started, choosing hives, managing colonies through the seasons, keeping them healthy and harvesting, step by step.17 articles
inside the hiveBeesHow a colony lives, how a bee is born, which strains to choose, and thousands of years of shared history.5 articles
at the tableHoneyTelling honeys apart, choosing and storing them, the other treasures of the hive, and cooking with them.6 articles
at your serviceServicesSyrup and harvest calculators, a queen-rearing calendar and online logbooks: free tools for the apiary.8 tools