Calling all "polleneers"---let's give bees a chance!
I stole the word polleneers from an article about a local company that I read yesterday.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/how-a-grass-roots-andmdash-or-flower-roots-andmdash-effort-is-attempting-to-reverse-the-troubling-decline-of-the-middle-tennessee-honeybee/Content?oid=5018535
I have been planting my yard with wildlife in mind for years and I am now especially careful to use organic plant sources, after reading in recent years that many commercially available plants are treated with insecticides that harm instead of helping. I just wanted to remind DUers who aren't already doing this how easy and rewarding it is. Even if you don't have much time or space, you may be able to do more than you think. I lived in an urban condo for several years with only a 6x9 ft. balcony, but I kept it full of flowering plants during the growing season. A border, small flower bed, a few pots, planted with bee-, butterfly- or bird-friendly plants can make a real difference if enough of us do it! I think of it as a victory garden, with the victory going to the pollenators whose habitats are otherwise decimated. Resources appropriate to your area are easily found online. Here are some:
http://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/act-today-2/plant-a-bee-garden/
http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plants-for-bees.html#Q3
http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/gardens/
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