An App for Protecting Native Bees in Your Yard

There is a native bee app now available at the "App Store".

 

Called, "Wild Bee Gardens", the app can help with plant selection for backyard gardens that are "native bee friendly", general information about native bees, and identification of native bees.  Written by Celeste Ets-Hokin, this app was designed to inspire an appreciation for the importance and diversity of North America’s native bees. Featuring first-ever electronic links between native bees and many of their favorite flowers, Wild Bee Gardens also provides gardeners with a unique tool for actively participating in their conservation.

 

All of the guides are illustrated with spectacular images of native bees and their habitat, making the Wild Bee Gardens app an excellent educational tool for students of all ages.

 

I got this information from an e-mail from Sam Droege, a bee expert who works for the U.S. Geological Service Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, which is adjacent to the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center where I worked.   He sent the e-mail to the VA-MD-DE-Bugs@yahoogroups.com .

 

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