2 MILLION BLOSSOMS Picture pollinator habitat and most people think of rural


  bushes and trees growing wild and free. The smörgåsbord  inhabitants of this world. Long stretches of concrete and city skylines don’t seem conducive to attracting bees. 


-         themselves at home.


Our pollinators are not picky about where they live. Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA programs capitalize on the willingness of pollinators to set up shop anywhere food and shelter exist. They could care less about the setting. Whether it’s in the country or along a city street – if you plant it, they will come.


A Vision Becomes Reality Phyllis Stiles cares deeply about our pollinators. She knew


  in Asheville, North Carolina, she constantly heard about how our bees and other pollinators were in trouble. “I wanted to know why, and what I could do to help.” 


the last two decades, Stiles learned. A lot of other pollina-    explains. “They are critical to our food supply. Without them, we’ll no longer have certain foods we depend on.” Frightened by the prospect of what could happen to


  went extinct, Stiles leapt into action. “I realized how urban landscaping could provide the habitat they needed. By plant- ing pollinator gardens and reducing or stopping the use of pesticides, we could reverse the decline of pollinators.” With help from some friends, her idea for transforming metropolitan areas into pollinator habitat became reality. In  USA.


A TIP FROM PHYLLIS STILES Something most people don’t realize is that it’s a bug eat bug


 garden near a vegetable garden attracts a large diversity of insects looking for a meal and eliminates most of the bad guys chewing on the veggies without having to resort to pesticides. Also, those grubs that destroy your beautiful lawn – wasps do a better job than any spray you can buy. It’s a vicious circle; when we use chemicals to kill pests, we also kill their natural predators. Solve your pest problem by reducing pesticides and providing habitat for the insects that aid us in getting rid of the pests.


Phyllis Stiles with a Bee City USA sign and her great niece and nephew.


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