Every year, from mid-March through mid-April, I get calls from folks worried about all the bees hovering over their lawns. They want to know how they can kill them because they are afraid they will sting their children. This is the time of the year when our native ground nesting bees become active and start provisioning their nests. We have close to 400 species of ground nesting bees in North Carolina and they are beneficial pollinators that pose no threat to humans!
You can read all about them and see photos of some of the different types of ground nesting bees and their nests on the Growing Small Farms website. Hopefully after learning more about them you will feel inspired to protect and celebrate them and not fear them.
