Help Save the Bees!

Whats Happening:

They're quickly dying from habitat loss, disease, and stress from the trucks that move them from one farm to another; for pollination.
Scienctists have begun creating robotic bees as a short term solution for the fast approaching extinction of the bees; but we can help save them from extinction.
Without the bees all life dies. We can prevent that.

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Here are a few ways we can help prevent their extinction:

1. No mow May

   When winter melts into the ground turning into spring with a new freshness to life. Bees wake after a long hibernation. The grass begins to grow again; as well the "weeds"
   that many Americans in the United States despise. These "weeds", specifically the ones in the United states such as:

   • Dandelions
   • Wild violet
   • Henbit
   • Chickweed
   
   

   Are essential to bees when they wake up from their long hibernation. Many people try their best to mow them down. Spring is the hardest for both the bumblebees and the solitary bees.
   Don't mow down your weeds during the month of May. You will help give the bees a chance to survive in spring.

2. Bee hotels

   Habitat loss plays a big factor into the death of bees. Billions of bees die a year because of this. We can help prevent their deaths by hanging up bee hotels.
   Just like we have bird houses, there are also bee hotels to help provide them a home. You can either buy the bee hotels online or diy them.
   They're very simple to make as long as you have the right tools. Click here to learn how to make a bee hotel and learn how to take care of it.

3. Meadow gardens (if you don't have a yard or live in the city potted plants work just as well)
   

   Providing the bees with plenty of nectar and pollen is key to helping them survive. We can do that by planting flowers or trees (if you have the space).
   Make sure you plant flowers that are native to the bees in your area. Also look into planting a variety of different flowers for them.
   Different flowers only allow certain types of bees to reach their nectar. There are three types of bees: Short-tongued, Medium-tongued, and Long-tongued.
   Make sure you do a your research when it comes to the types of bees in your area as well as the flowers they will be able to access.