Comments on: Pollinator Conservation in Your Ecosystem Garden http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave Hunter http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-8725 Dave Hunter Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:11:04 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=872#comment-8725 Carole, I applaud your efforts with bringing attention to our native pollinators. My company teaches gardeners to be successful in raising mason bees. We feel this is a great "beekeeping 101" bee. Easy to raise, gentle, and if taught correctly, actually has the gardener appreciating the total life cycle of a solitary bee. From the blue orchard & hornfaced mason bees, we are then going to help gardeners learn other solitary bee species around them. Our long term goal is to logistically collect excess spring mason bees in about 5 years to be used for commercial pollination enhancement if the workhorse of the industry (honey bees) continue to be challenged. Carole,
I applaud your efforts with bringing attention to our native pollinators.

My company teaches gardeners to be successful in raising mason bees. We feel this is a great “beekeeping 101″ bee. Easy to raise, gentle, and if taught correctly, actually has the gardener appreciating the total life cycle of a solitary bee.

From the blue orchard & hornfaced mason bees, we are then going to help gardeners learn other solitary bee species around them.

Our long term goal is to logistically collect excess spring mason bees in about 5 years to be used for commercial pollination enhancement if the workhorse of the industry (honey bees) continue to be challenged.

]]> By: Native Bees, Native Plants, and Your Food http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-8504 Native Bees, Native Plants, and Your Food Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:07:01 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=872#comment-8504 [...] you know that one of every three bites of food you eat must be pollinated to become a fruit or vegetable? Many, many crops in the past have been pollinated with non-native [...] [...] you know that one of every three bites of food you eat must be pollinated to become a fruit or vegetable? Many, many crops in the past have been pollinated with non-native [...]

]]> By: National Pollinator Week Celebrated June 20-26 http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-7880 National Pollinator Week Celebrated June 20-26 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=872#comment-7880 [...] But did you know that there are many native bees that are really struggling due to habitat loss? Pollinator conservation can be a primary goal of your habitat garden as you learn to provide for all of their [...] [...] But did you know that there are many native bees that are really struggling due to habitat loss? Pollinator conservation can be a primary goal of your habitat garden as you learn to provide for all of their [...]

]]> By: Attracting Native Pollinators to the Wildlife Garden http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-6860 Attracting Native Pollinators to the Wildlife Garden Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:57:30 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=872#comment-6860 [...] the trouble that bees are having. While most of this coverage is about the non-native Honeybee, our native pollinators are in grave danger as well, mostly because we’ve removed or destroyed all of their [...] [...] the trouble that bees are having. While most of this coverage is about the non-native Honeybee, our native pollinators are in grave danger as well, mostly because we’ve removed or destroyed all of their [...]

]]> By: Ecosystem Gardening Weekly Picks http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/pollinator-conservation-in-your-ecosystem-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-6521 Ecosystem Gardening Weekly Picks Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/?p=872#comment-6521 [...] Pollinator Conservation in your Ecosystem Garden is my thoughts on making your wildlife garden more attractive to native bees and other pollinators. [...] [...] Pollinator Conservation in your Ecosystem Garden is my thoughts on making your wildlife garden more attractive to native bees and other pollinators. [...]

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