Native Bee & Pollinator Garden Resources

The Citrus Conspiracy: Why Your Holiday Oranges Owe Everything to Native Bees

The Citrus Conspiracy: Why Your Holiday Oranges Owe Everything to Native Bees

The citrus industry claimed oranges were self-pollinating for decades. New research reveals the truth: without native pollinators, citrus pr...

Do Native Bees Want Your Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire?

Do Native Bees Want Your Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire?

Your holiday chestnuts aren't pollinated by bees—they're pollinated by flies and beetles. Discover the surprising truth about how nut trees ...

Cotton Farmers Are Sitting on a $500 Million Secret

Cotton Farmers Are Sitting on a $500 Million Secret

Recent research shows native bees and pollinators can increase cotton yields by 12-24%, worth up to $108 per acre. Discover why some farmers...

Your Garden Just Became Part of a 551-Garden Army

Your Garden Just Became Part of a 551-Garden Army

Your container garden can join a 551-garden army saving native bees. Here's how Pollinator Partnership's Bee Friendly Gardening makes it eas...

Long Horned Bees: The Sunflower Specialists You've Never Heard Of

Long Horned Bees: The Sunflower Specialists You've Never Heard Of

Long Horned Bees: The Sunflower Specialists You've Never Heard Of-they sleep inside sunflowers!

Carpenter Bees: Big, Buzzy, and Surprisingly Gentle

Carpenter Bees: Big, Buzzy, and Surprisingly Gentle

Carpenter Bees: Big, Buzzy, and Surprisingly Gentle

Leafcutter Bees: Nature's Tiny Gardeners

Leafcutter Bees: Nature's Tiny Gardeners

Leafcutter Bees: Nature's Tiny Gardeners (And Why Those Holes Are Actually Good)

Mason Bees: The Orchard Pollination Superstars

Mason Bees: The Orchard Pollination Superstars

Mason Bees: The Orchard Pollination Superstars

Mining Bees: The Underground Native Pollinators in Your Lawn

Mining Bees: The Underground Native Pollinators in Your Lawn

Mining Bees: The Underground Native Pollinators in Your Lawn