05/20/2026
Happy World Bee Day! 🐝🐝🐝
Today we are thankful for these awesome little pollinators that power the planet. Did you know without bees about 75% of the crops in the US wouldn’t be possible? We rely on them that much!
A list of foods we need bees and pollinators for:
Fruits
* Apples
* Strawberries
* Blueberries
* Cherries
* Peaches
* Pears
* Watermelons
* Cantaloupes
Vegetables (especially flowering/fruiting ones)
* Pumpkins
* Squash
* Cucumbers
* Zucchini
Nuts
* Almonds — one of the most bee-dependent crops in agriculture
* Some pollination support for other nuts and fruits too
Ways families can protect bees:
🌸 Plant bee favorites
* Lavender
* Salvia
* Allium
* Coneflowers
* Native wildflowers
* Bee balm
* Black-eyed Susans
* Mountain mint
* Goldenrod
* Asters
* Milkweed
* Native sunflowers
The goal: something blooming spring → fall, so bees have food all season.
💧 Create a bee watering station
A shallow dish with:
* water
* pebbles or marbles
* sticks for landing
Bees get thirsty but can drown in deep water.
🚫 Reduce pesticide use
Even some products sold for home gardens can affect pollinators. Spraying flowering plants—especially during bloom—can unintentionally expose bees.
🏡 Leave a little mess
Not all bees live in hives. Many native bees:
* nest in soil
* use hollow stems
* use leaf litter
Tiny “wild corners” actually help.
Together we can protect our pollinators and be good stewards of the Earth 🌍