As many of you probably know, bees all over the world are dying off at an alarming rate. Without bees and other pollinators, at least a third of our food will be impacted drastically. That’s why it’s super important to help the bees in any way possible!
- don’t use insecticides (and buy ‘organic’ plants that haven’t been treated with pesticides)
- plant bee friendly plants, flowers, and food (see list below)
- sign petitions to ban the use of pesticides
- if you come across a bee that appears to be dying, mix a little bit of sugar and water, and place some in front of the bee (often a bee will just be super tired so this sugary drink will give it a boost of energy!)
- if you’re buying honey, buy local and raw honey
- weeds can be good! let clovers and dandelions live
- consider becoming a beekeeper
- make your own ‘bee-houses’!
Bee friendly plants:
- alder
- aster
- baby’s breath
- bee balm
- blackberries
- bluebell
- blueberries
- buttercup
- butterfly bush
- catmint
- catnip
- cornflower
- cosmos
- crocus
- daffodil
- dahlia
- daisy
- dandelion
- fennel
- foxglove
- geranium
- hawthorns
- hazels
- holly
- honeysuckle
- hyacinth
- indigo
- lavender
- lemon balm
- magnolia
- marigold
- poppy
- pumpkins
- raspberries
- rose
- rosemarie
- sage
- snowdrops
- strawberries
- sunflower
- sycamore
- thyme
bees are super important to our ecosystem and they’re cute lil creatures that deserve as much love as any other animal!!
Organic doesn’t mean no pesticides, it actually means harsher more virulent pesticides.
Thoughts From The Peacock Angel 