You don't have to be a beekeeper to protect bees and other pollinators. Here are some easy alternatives:

Plant pollinator-friendly gardens and create bee habitats.

• Choose native plants and attractive crops including flowers that bloom at different times of the year, so that they provide food for bees and other pollinators. Click on this link for a free document full of flowers, shrubs and trees to help the bees. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7461124418543710208

• Set up bee houses or nesting sites for solitary bees, create hedgerows and leave some space for bees and other pollinators to nest on and underground.

• Help these tiny miracle workers by reducing the frequency of lawn mowing.

Support local beekeepers.

• Learn more about beekeeping and local bee products (e.g. honey, pollen, wax, propolis).

• Buy honey and other bee products from local beekeepers and gatherers

Protect bees and other pollinators.

• Reduce the use of, or find safer alternatives to, harmful chemicals.
  
  
• Avoid the introduction of exotic bees to new landscapes and raise public awareness about the risks of such introduction to local ecosystems.