We believe that it is our responsibility to protect wild pollinators first before introducing honey bees that can put pressure on wild forage available for local native pollinators. By providing a buffet of bee forage options at ERC, our honey bees stay close to home as we have purposely planted their favorite flowers in our apiary. From snow melt in spring to snow blanketing the ground in the fall, there is always yummy nectar available for our buzZzy little honey bees and their wild pollinator friends.

Not only do our honey bee residents hang out in the gardens, but we have also identified an incredible range of wild pollinators that have come to feast on the apiary blooms. There are leaf cutter bees, bumble bees, butterflies, mason bees, Green Sweat bees, and hummingbirds. You name it and we’re sure it can be spotted in our gardens!