Today is International Bee Day btw!

Plant flowers not yet more domesticated honey bees.

A growing body of research suggests that the explosion of urban beekeeping involving honeybees in many cities and towns may be hurting critical local wild bee populations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/05/19/urban-beekeeping-save-wild-bees/

The unexpected downside of raising bees in your backyard

The explosion of urban beekeeping may be hurting wild bees.

The Washington Post
@GreenFire I always know my garden is doing well when I see a variety of pollinators at my flowers.