Cool native bee perpetual calendar goes on sale!

Today is a good day for native bees. That's because a newly offered perpetual calendar (use it for five years) titled "Garden variety native bees of North America" goes on sale today at nativebeedazzled.com.

This unique calendar is packed with cool facts about these fuzzy little vegans, the main pollinators of the plants upon which most land-based animals depend on for food and shelter. It includes stunning images by  insect photographer Rollin Coville and descriptions and plants lists by Celeste Ets-Hokin to help you identify, attract and create habitat for these beneficial insects in gardens and on farms.

"Close to three quarters of the earth's flowering plants rely upon the pollinating services of bees for healthy reproduction of most of our fruit, vegetable and seed crops," Ets-Hokin observes. "North America is home to about 4,000 species of native bee, the premiere pollinators of the plants upon which most terrestrial animals depend for food and shelter. But native populations are in decline nationwide, due primarily to habitat loss and pesticide poisoning. They need our help. As natural areas are steadily diminished, our residential gardens as well as our orchards and farm fields can provide valuable habitat for many bee species. And when we invite native bees back into our landscape, the quality and yield of our crops, as well as the beauty and heallth of our gardens, will be improved by the industry of these essential pollinators."


A portion of the proceeds from sales of the calendar will support the pollinator conservation efforts of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the Great Sunflower Project. So, order yours today and help make the world more bee-utifil!