Kristy Belaney
Conneaut, Ohio, USA
Bee and Butterfly attracting plants are popping up at Lowes, Home Depot and other garden centers with eye catching tags and labels. These plants are easily accessible and usually already flowering when purchased so it is instant gratification for your money and yard. But the benefits may just end there.
We have all heard about the massive decline in bee populations around the world and the negative effect this is having on not only bee keepers but on farmers as well. The following paragraph is quoted from The Xerces Society, a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.