As many of you probably know, bees all over the world are dying off at an alarming rate. Without bees and other pollinators, at least a third of our food will be impacted drastically. That’s why it’s super important to help the bees in any way possible!
- don’t use insecticides (and buy ‘organic’ plants that haven’t been treated with pesticides)
- plant bee friendly plants, flowers, and food (see list below)
- sign petitions to ban the use of pesticides
- if you come across a bee that appears to be dying, mix a little bit of sugar and water, and place some in front of the bee (often a bee will just be super tired so this sugary drink will give it a boost of energy!)
- if you’re buying honey, buy local and raw honey
- weeds can be good! let clovers and dandelions live
- consider becoming a beekeeper
- make your own ‘bee-houses’!
Bee friendly plants:
- alder
- aster
- baby’s breath
- bee balm
- blackberries
- bluebell
- blueberries
- buttercup
- butterfly bush
- catmint
- catnip
- cornflower
- cosmos
- crocus
- daffodil
- dahlia
- daisy
- dandelion
- fennel
- foxglove
- geranium
- hawthorns
- hazels
- holly
- honeysuckle
- hyacinth
- indigo
- lavender
- lemon balm
- magnolia
- marigold
- poppy
- pumpkins
- raspberries
- rose
- rosemarie
- sage
- snowdrops
- strawberries
- sunflower
- sycamore
- thyme
bees are super important to our ecosystem and they’re cute lil creatures that deserve as much love as any other animal!!
(via holdmetotheground)
