Earth Month takes place during April every year. It’s a time to raise environmental awareness and renew (or make) some consciousness choices around the issues that affect mother nature.
I will offer some tips on how you can participate this Earth Month, 2024’s theme:
“Planet over Plastics”
Tip 5: Support our Pollinators!
I LOOVE my little mason bee condo empire! Mason bees don’t make honey like their honey bee cousins, but they pack a punch with their pollination skills, making it possible for plants to set seed and reproduce, for fruit trees and berry canes to increase their yield, and for flower landscapes to burst with color.
They are extraordinary pollinators – just 250-300 females can pollinate an entire acre of apples or cherries – and are often touted as being more efficient than honey bees. Of the roughly 150 mason bee types in North America, most are native. In fact, you probably have a few buzzing around your yard, doing their work.
They are non-aggressive and rarely sting. These bees lay their eggs inside existing tunnels, such as those left by wood-boring beetles or the hollow stems of pithy plants, and are happy to nest in man-made tunnels – if the tunnel meets certain criteria. Mason bee houses can be bought or made from wood, thick paper straws, or hollow reeds.
Dr Caroleigh Elliott, Chiropractic and Wellness 