Feed a bee

Feed a bee

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
The Bayer Feed a Bee Program was established in 2015 to increase food and habitat for honey bees and other pollinators across the country. Dr. Becky Langer-Curry is project manager with North American Bee Health and Forward Farming She tells us Feed a Bee has distributed more than three billion wildflower seeds to create more forage around the country for pollinators. “First and foremost they can be mindful of honeybee colonies that might be near areas where they are planting they can communicate with beekeepers to ensure effective applications to reduce any risk to the pollinators such as spraying early in the morning or later in the evening when pollinators are least active. They can also be sure to use all crop protection products according to the label directions and utilize new generation plants or lubricants that replace talc.”

Dr. Langer-Curry says the public can help pollinator health by simply planting pollinator-attracting plants to give them even more forage to choose from. Those forage choices can range from a small plant on a doorstep to a pollinator patch in either private or public gardens.

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