With the summer in full swing across North America, sunshine is in the air, and happy bees are buzzing about! Cute as they may be, pollinator bees are also essential for the wider health of ecosystems due to their role in pollination.
At Kind Bee Farms, we love how powerful these little insects are in helping your garden and restoring balance to the natural ecosystem. Our family raises leafcutter bees, providing happy, healthy natural pollinators to bring life and vibrancy into community gardens and shared outdoor spaces. Learn more about how they help create growth in community gardens and contribute to a happier mother nature below!
Are Leafcutter Bees Safe For My Garden?
People can be a little hesitant to add bees to their gardens because they aren’t always sure about stinging and how the bees will interact with their environment. If you’ve been on the fence, you can rest easy knowing that our bees are part of a docile, solitary species that are gentle and -you guessed it-kind! Unlike other critters, they don’t nest in hives, have a queen, or protect honey stores, so they are naturally non-aggressive—they happily coexist with other pollinators and insects in their environment!
How Our Kind Bees Help Community Gardens
Our gentle leafcutter bees are hard workers! They thrive off pollinating veggies and plants, which helps to increase your yield and gives you lots of payoff for bringing them into your world. Leafcutters are well-known for their ability to help boost flowers, vegetables, and other plants. In fact, leafcutter bees visit more flowers per minute than other pollinators, ensuring that your plants receive the maximum benefit. Pretty cool, huh?
Healthier and better-pollinated gardens help to boost your local ecosystem as well. Birds and insects rely on many of the flowers, fruits, and other crops for sustenance, and the more you produce, the more they get to happily snack and thrive. One might even say that bringing bees into your garden doesn’t just boost your plants…it helps you be a better neighbour to all the creatures and critters that call your area home!
Why Add Community Bees to a Community Garden?
Adding community bees to a garden plot has lots of benefits! Bees help attract other species to the area, promoting biodiversity and enriching the overall soil and environment for plants, creatures, and humans. It’s also a great way to spread the message about sustainability and green practices for our littlest gardeners; bringing bees into the fold can help them understand insects’ valuable role and influence them to become stewards of the environment in the future!
Whether you’re looking to boost your own garden, provide a hands-on lesson about conservation and eco-conscious living, or simply put a smile on your face with some happy buzzing new friends, Kind Bee Farms has you covered!
Ready to Change Your Garden?
Ready to see your community garden thrive and bring some new buzzing besties into your world? Check out our shop for pollinator house starter kits, bee cocoons, nesting tubes, and more!
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