// 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒: - 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems - One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae - Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development - Native bees are worth $2000 per yard in pollination
3. How to Help: - Wait until May to clean up - Leave 15” stem heights - Create brush piles - Mark pollinator areas //
// Compassion and a shift in perspective started decades ago .... (building codes have thankfully improved since the 1970s) //
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// 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! 🐝
- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development
- Native bees are worth $2000 per yard in pollination
3. How to Help:
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15” stem heights
- Create brush piles
- Mark pollinator areas //