Honeybee on Coltsfoot Flower
A few “Buzzzzzzzz Worthy” flowers that honeybees like… And when you see some of these wildflowers and weeds in your yard preserve a patch for the pollinators.
For a complete list of buzz worthy plants and more information on honeybees CLICK TO BUY “Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do” by Virginia Wright.
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No, not all honeybees sting… as a matter of fact, it is the boy honeybee called the “Drone” that does not sting! A drone is shown in the picture below on the tip of my husband’s finger.
Drone (Boy)
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Talented Author Virginia Wright clearly demonstrates her varied creative abilities as well as her desire to initiate and encourage learning opportunities for children. In her well-researched book…reading is made both fun and beneficial. I would surmise that this is the goal and greatest aspiration for most authors of children’s books and “Buzzzzzzzz…: What Honeybees Do” manages to do just that!
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A Woman’s Voice – Inspirational Short Stories – Volume 1
by Virginia Wright
Remember…honeybees, bumblebees, mason bees, sweat bees, wasps, hornets, hummingbirds and butterflies, are just a few of the “thousands” of pollinators on earth; and they all have very important jobs to do. We rarely– if ever, think of the thousands of other native pollinators that are diligently working on the plants. Our “unknown pollinators” bats, moths, flies, spiders, beetles, and bugs of all sorts, are working day and night to do nature’s work. Pollinators definitely have a place and purpose in our environment. When we don’t have plants that our pollinators prefer, and we cut all the grass and don’t leave any wild flowers, and then poison all the weeds, we take away the very fodder our pollinators need! When we take away these sources, and we don’t have OUR very important pollinators– then we will only have wind pollinated plants– that is wheat, rice, and corn. Can you imagine living off of only those foods? I can’t. Help save our pollinators through, “Awareness and Education.”
For more pollinator information:
1.) http://www.davesbees.com/pollinators.html
2.) http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/
3.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination
4.) Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright
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Aster © Virginia Wright
THE HONEYBEE – Isn’t it interesting to know, that the honeybee is an “Insect” that provide us with something that we can eat? It’s that golden, sweet, healthy for us food called—honey! With the disappearing honeybee population, our honey supplies are diminishing in the United States. This situation is called CCD or Colony Collapse Disorder: and researchers are trying to figure out reasons for honeybee disappearance; some say chemicals are at fault.
You can help the honeybee population by planting a flower garden with flowers that grow in your local area that honeybees like. I will list a few that I know of that are great fodder when these wonderful pollinators are foraging for food.
*Zinnia’s
*Aster
*Heather
*Black-Eyed Susan
*Cone Flower
No matter what type flower plot you plant for the bees, don’t use chemicals on your garden…this could be detrimental (harmful) to these much needed pollinator’s.
Family Fun
Planting a flower garden for our greatest pollinator is an activity the whole family can participate in!