Monday, April 28, 2008

Caring for our Pollinators

For thousands of years, humans have known the value of bees in agriculture. As the most effective pollinators in the world, bees are an invaluable resource to ag productivity. Anybody who’s driven past an orchard has seen the dozens of white wooden boxes containing the farmer’s most valuable tool. Though we’ve known the power of bees in our agriculture for centuries, we are just beginning to realize their power in our humble residential gardens. Just as they are used to dramatically increase fruit and vegetable production, these seemingly insignificant little creatures can be used to dramatically bolster the health and productivity of your home garden. You need only do a few simple things to enlist the help of bees in your pursuit of a more beautiful and healthy garden - for more click here

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