[sotd] Urban Bee Gardens [August 7, 2012]

From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:13:20 -0300
        Site of the Day for Tuesday, August 7, 2012

        Urban Bee Gardens

Today's site, from the University of California, Berkeley, offers an
enthusiastic look at the importance of bees and their significance in the
urban landscape. Gentle Subscribers will discover an excellent presentation
brimming with surprising bee facts and informative material.

"A Practical Guide to Introducing the World's Most Prolific Pollinators
into Your Garden ... These busy little creatures are responsible for
pollinating a large variety of fruits, flowers, and vegetables. They are an
important and vital part of our ecosystem. ... Native bees are different
from the honeybee ... They do not live in hives and do not produce honey
but they have equally important roles in gardens and natural ecosystems. We
created this website to familiarize you with the diversity of native bees
in urban areas, their habits, and to instruct you on how to create
bee-friendly gardens." - from the website

The wide-ranging exhibit explores "specialist" and "generalist" bees, city
bee nesting locations, native and exotic bees, and flowering and bee
seasons. A particularly fascinating section on urban bee myths uncovers the
truth beneath the tales  -- from the misguided notion that bees die after
stinging, to the frightening effects of Colony Collapse Disorder. While the
"Bee-Friendly Garden Builder" is still under revision, it nevertheless
offers valuable recommendations from its plant selection database which
includes pertinent details and photos of most of its entries. With a series
of short videos under the heading "Backyard Buzz," focusing on the
beneficial effects of coaxing bees to the urban environment and sections on
how to create a bee garden, this comprehensive exhibit on urban bees is a
noteworthy resource.

Buzz over to the site for an in-depth look at the indispensable bee at:

http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/

  A.M. Holm
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