Thursday, March 10, 2011

This Spring Plant a Flower Garden for the Honeybees

This Spring Plant a Flower Garden for the Honeybees
By Virginia Wright


THE HONEYBEE- Isn’t it interesting to know, that the honeybee is the only insect that provides us with something that we can eat! That golden, sweet, healthy for us food called-- honey!  But with the disappearing honeybee population, our honey supplies are diminishing in the United States. This situation is called CCD or Colony Collapse Disorder; and researchers are trying to figure out reasons for honeybee disappearance.

You can help the honeybee population by planting a flower garden with flowers that grow in your local area that honeybees like. I will list a few that I know of that are great honeybee fodder when they are foraging for food.

* Zinnia's

* Aster

* Heather

* Black-Eyed Susan

* Cone Flower

No matter what type of flower plot you plant for your bees, don't use chemicals on your garden... this could be detrimental (harmful), to these much needed pollinator's.

Buzzzzzzzz... What Honeybees Do, By Author, Virginia Wright available at Amazon.com Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright or in Ellsworth, Maine @ Mr. Paperback.

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