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Bee Informed: Helping Trees (and Bees), Neonics Harm Bees, New Bee Lawn Resource
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Helping trees survive the droughtTrees, both urban and rural, especially our native trees, provide habitats for birds, insects, and other animals. Trees provide food and nesting sites for many of our native bees, the shade that can reduce our energy use during extreme heat and help clean the air of pollutants. And as droughts become more int
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Aug 30th 2021
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
The continuous blooming of native plants to provide pollen and nectar - check! Mud-rich clay source and deciduous leaves nearby for building nests - check! Bee-safe nesting materials - check! Bee hotel installed - check!
If you build it, they will come, right? Well, not necessarily. "Why aren't my bees nesting?" is one of the most common questions we receive from our bee raisers.
We understand how frustrating it can be to take the time to create safe nesting habitats for solitary bees onl
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Jun 24th 2021
Bee Informed: Bee Toxic Pesticides, Bee Competition, Seed Mix Composition
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Common pesticide, Imidacloprid, found to be highly toxic to bees
New research funded by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and conducted at the University of Georgia shows that Imidacloprid, a common pesticide applied directly to the soil, has lethal and non-lethal effects on bee populations. This s
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Apr 28th 2021
Happy Earth Day from Crown Bees!
Did you know that 1 billion people from 190+ countries mobilize for environmental action every earth day?
What began as a day of putting environmental concerns on the front page in the U.S. is now a large-scale push for action! Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world. Every year more than 1 billion people come together to advocate for our planet and push for pro-environmental behavior and policy changes.
As a small, solitary bee company, we, of co
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Apr 22nd 2021