Carolina LicataApr 9, 20222 min readThe Earliest Spring Forage for the Bees: Spring Plants and Flowers to Look for in the SpringWith Spring just around the corner in the Northern hemisphere and temperatures rising well above 55° F, bees are starting to get out of...
Carolina LicataMar 26, 20223 min readShould I grow native plants for honey bees?If you live in a place where honey bees are not native—such as the Americas, Australia, or New Zealand—then planting native species...
Carolina LicataApr 4, 20202 min readSave the BEESWorldwide bee populations are in decline, including the honey bee and many of our wild native bees. One example: The yellow-banded bumble...
Carolina LicataApr 4, 20201 min readSaving America’s Pollinators ActScientists have estimated that globally, 1 in 6 bee species is regionally extinct and more than 40 percent are vulnerable to extinction....