Moving Lawns beyond No Mow May - Bee City USA
By Matthew Shepherd The lush green lawn has its roots in Europe, as a status symbol for Middle Age aristocrats: If you could have a garden that required considerable resources […]| Bee City USA
Photo: Justin Sutton, Auburn University Due to COVID-19 some affiliates were not able to do as many activities and events in 2021 as they may have wanted. Communities that were […]| Bee City USA
Photo: Xerces Society / Stephanie McKnight Note: Due to COVID-19 many affiliates needed to cancel or postpone activities and events in 2020. Many affiliates found creative ways to complete program […]| Bee City USA
By Matthew Shepherd The lush green lawn has its roots in Europe, as a status symbol for Middle Age aristocrats: If you could have a garden that required considerable resources […]| Bee City USA
Photo: Matthew Shepherd our affiliates Bee City USA Affiliates 0 Total City & Campus Affiliates 0 States, plus DC and Puerto Rico 0 Bee City USA AFFILIATE Profiles To view […]| Bee City USA
We have a special guest post this week from Molly Martin, former coordinator of Bee City USA! We hope you enjoy reading about this fun opportunity. – Laura Rost, National […]| Bee City USA
Author: Ellison Lambert, Volunteer Coordinator, Town of ApexBee City USA: Apex, NCUSDA Plant Zone: 8A My top 5 native pollinator plants: Blue wild indigo (Baptisia australis) Fireworks wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago […]| Bee City USA
Do you need to mow as frequently? Can your mower get a rest this year? (Photo: Phil Roeder, Flickr, CC BY 2.0.) No Mow May seems like a simple thing: You […]| Bee City USA
Spring is here. A time when warmer weather naturally turns a winter-weary homeowner’s thoughts towards tackling outdoor chores. The first warm weather of the season may coax us out into […]| Bee City USA
Photo: Xerces Society / Sara Morris our affiliates Bee Campus USA Affiliates 0 Total City & Campus Affiliates 0 States, plus DC and Puerto Rico 0 Bee Campus USA affiliate […]| Bee City USA
By Saff Killingsworth In the United States, there are over 3,600 species of wild, native bees! With our new State of the Bees Initiative, the Xerces Society aims to protect […]| Bee City USA
By Sarah Foltz Jordan When landscaping for pollinators, there’s a (very understandable) tendency to focus on flowers. Flowers provide essential pollen and nectar for bees and other insects, and also […]| Bee City USA
By Julie Michaelson While touring a friend’s garden this spring, we noted some of the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) she planted had strayed far from its intended location. What used to […]| Bee City USA
Author: Laura Janway, Environmental Sustainability CoordinatorBee City USA Affiliate: Carrboro, NCUSDA Plant Zone: 8a My top 5 native pollinator plants: Spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata) Bearded beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) […]| Bee City USA
Dear Friends,This year, I have the honor of it being my third year managing Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA (and my tenth with the Xerces Society!). Each year, […]| Bee City USA
By Kaitlin Haase When we think of how to protect pollinators, it’s easy to focus on the ones we see: species of bees, butterflies, and other bugs that are, just […]| Bee City USA
By Deborah Seiler Water sources are crucial for every habitat Everyone needs water! This includes our favorite animals. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are familiar visitors to […]| Bee City USA
Photo: Xerces Society / Molly Martin No Mow May, Slow Mow Spring “No Mow May” is a quick and catchy name for a movement that aims far beyond not mowing […]| Bee City USA
