Benjamin's Bee Boxes

Time for bat houses, Benjamin... Our little airborne friends can play a vital role in local ecosystems. Time to get building! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/nyregion/devouring-1000-mosquitoes-an-hour-bats-are-now-welcome-guests-as-zika-fears-rise.html?_r=0

Devouring 1,000 Mosquitoes an Hour, Bats Are Now Welcome Guests as Zika Fears Rise Concerns that the Zika and West Nile viruses could be spread by local mosquitoes have prompted a Long Island town to build bat houses.

Happy news from beeland. Bees need habitat, such as flowers. You can help by planting native flowers (and introducing native bees). It worked in the UK...

Bees declared extinct 30 years ago take to UK skies again – thanks to farmers A species of bee declared extinct in the UK almost 30 years ago is flying again – thanks in part to the efforts of farmers…