Honey bees don’t do it all, especially not in home gardens. On chill, gray days when honey bees stay in, shivering in their hives, some of our native bees are out pollinating. Even city gardens can host a variety of native bees and making a home for them is much easier than keeping honey bees. Learn how inviting a variety of bees into the garden may produce not only more fruit, but better fruit too.
About Paige Embry
Using an engaging blend of science, gardening and storytelling, Paige Embry delves into the world of bees. Going far beyond the hive of the honey bee, Embry takes you into the secret world of America’s 4000 species of native bees.