Honey Bee Cafe 2-230pm No purchase necessary.
World Bee Day shines a light on the habitat of pollinators to improve the conditions for their survival so that bees and other pollinators may thrive. We need 🐝 in our life and there are easy ways to encourage these little pollinators.
You can plant native pollinator plants, place bee houses for solitary bees, purchase honey, yum!
Florida is home to over 300 native bee species, including 29 endemic species found nowhere else. These bees are crucial for pollinating native plants and crops, with most being solitary, ground-nesting, and non-aggressive. Key types include sweat bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, and the specialist southeastern blueberry bee.
Info on Honeybee College
Attracting Florida Native Bees
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UF IFAS