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Why bees are useful in the garden 8 Articles

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    by Sheree Zielke

    Bees are nature's fertility specialists. These busy little cupids unwittingly perform a very necessary step in a plant's reproductive cycle, as they flit from flower to flower, in search of their favorite foods. In their ...read more

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    by Royce Radcliffe

    I know it may sound odd to some people but bees are one of the greatest assets any garden could have! Honeybees and bumblebees are the greatest pollinators in the world. They are in fact a vital cog in earth's ecosystem an...read more

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    by Linda Ann Nickerson

    At picnics, we may swat and shout And wave our fingers all about To chase the buzzy bees away. We'd rather sit, enjoy the day. Git! Good-for-nothing nasty bee! Fly to your hive, and don't sting me! But bees are hel...read more

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    by Tenebris

    If we are not beekeepers, we won't immediately see the benefit of having bees in our gardens. We won't be able to open the hives and see the sweet honey dripping from the combs. But five months from now, we won't have ...read more

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    by Sarah Afshar

    Bees are extremely useful in more ways than one. In fact, bees are more important than we realize. I say this because bees are useful in the garden and extremely important simply because they contribute to the reproduction...read more

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    by Liomas Thomas

    There are about 3,500 species of native bees in the USA They are great pollinators of flowers such as tomato, eggplant and potato, and bell shaped flowers like blueberry. Many plants could not grow without them-there is ...read more

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    by C Davison

    Without bees, we wouldn't have pollination, which is the process by which flowers become fruit. Bees are not only useful, they are imperative. Without them, our vegetables, and fruit wouldn't flower, the flowers would fa...read more

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    by Joyce Priddy

    Hey, bees are extremely busy and useful in the garden. Did you know that bees are the main thing that allows us to have fruit, flowers and vegetables? They are wonderfully useful in the garden. Bees collect pollen on ...read more

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