Lost in much of the honeybee discourse is the fact that they are not native to North America. But blueberries flower only for about a month in the spring, he added, so native bees can’t survive on that nectar alone. But our wild pollinators, they cannot move.”A more bee-friendly mix of crops could extend the feeding period for native pollinators and help them survive and reproduce. “Diversity is nature’s insurance policy, and that’s how nature does it naturally,” said Megan Evans, president of the Alberta Native Bee Council. Even in Canada’s landscapes as they currently exist, native bees do vital work.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 19, 2022 19:11 UTC