Natural History Wanderings

Open Space Trust has a post on the importance of Wild Bees. Here a few significant excerpts

Wild, free ranging bees residing in natural open spaces are pollinating upwards of 39% of our crops in California.

These wild bees contribute the equivalent of up to $2.4 billion a year to the state’s agricultural economy!

There are about 1,600 species of wild bees in California and only two species of introduced honeybee.

They nest in our open space.

Read full post at Bee-nefits of Wild Bees – POST