skip to main content

Fruit & Orchards

Native bee pollinators

10 years ago

See USDA publication "Bee Basics," by Beatriz Moisset & Stephen Buchman. This paper is published by the USDA Forest Services, it is comprehensive, and has good illustrations. I found the link courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. There is discussion of honeybees, as well.

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (2)

fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
10 years ago
Can you post the link, thanks.
jean001a
10 years ago
It's easy to find.
Search with "USDA publication Bee Basics" - but no quotes.

You get this; the first item on the list of results.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf

Here is a link that might be useful: USDA publication Bee Basics
Related Professionals
Kenmore Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Marco Island Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Tomball Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · San Juan Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · McKinney Landscape Contractors · Tempe Landscape Contractors · Bell Gardens Landscape Contractors · Bristol Landscape Contractors · Fort Atkinson Landscape Contractors · Fridley Landscape Contractors · Galt Landscape Contractors · Mendota Heights Landscape Contractors · Red Oak Landscape Contractors · East Norriton Landscape Contractors · North Aurora Landscape Contractors

Related Stories

EARTH DAY 12 Entertaining ‘Bee-haviors’ of Native Bees

By Debbie Ballentine

The parade of pollinator antics is another reason to create a garden that nurtures native bees

NATIVE PLANTS Plant These Fall-Flowering Natives in Early Summer for Pollinator Love

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

These 3 groups of plants will support masses of beneficial insects come autumn

GARDENING GUIDES 15 Native Flowers That Feed Native Bees

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

These perennials offer superfood to hundreds of bees and are gorgeous in their own right

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Eriogonum Nudum, a Summer Oasis for Pollinators

By Debbie Ballentine

Naked buckwheat is a bee and butterfly magnet with an easy nature, a tough constitution and profuse pom-pom flowers in summer

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Smooth Aster, the Wonder Pollinator

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

An insect nirvana with lovely near-blue petals, this low-maintenance aster strives to please

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Heliopsis Helianthoides, a Pollinator Favorite

By Pollination Press LLC

Plant smooth oxeye in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright, sunny flowers and upright form

EARTH DAY How to Design a Garden for Native Bees

By Debbie Ballentine

Create a garden that not only looks beautiful but also nurtures native bees — and helps other wildlife in the process

FLOWERS AND PLANTS Plant Baptisia Bracteata for Blooms Pollinators Will Love

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Longbract wild indigo is great in dry soil, and its spring flowers attract butterflies and bumblebees

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: California Buckwheat Pleases Pollinators

By Debbie Ballentine

Beneficial insects go wild for this drought-tolerant plant’s summer flowers, while seed heads feed critters foraging in the cold

BENEFICIAL INSECTS Attract Pollinators for a Productive Edible Garden

By Abundant City

You can lure bees, butterflies and birds into your yard with the right flowers and nesting spots

Sponsored

12 Reviews

Pittsburgh's Custom Kitchen & Bath Designs for Everyday Living

More Discussions

Advice on planting blueberry plant

9

Small pomegranate for container?

1

Peach tree dead buds

2

Beginner apple tree initial care

0

What's causing this strawberry problem?

0