Source: Want to Save Wild Bees? Don’t Get a Beehive.
The bees most at risk are not honey bees, which are kept by beekeepers, but the wild bees which have lost habitat as well as struggling with the impact of highly efficient – ie lethal – insecticides.
There’s a lot of sense in this article, so pay heed. Essentially, plant flowers to help, leave bees alone and I would add, STOP USING PESTICIDES IN YOUR GARDEN.
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