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For those curious about helping native pollinators, it should be noted that there are dozens in not hundreds of different types of bees that should be found around any given area. Many of them need certain plants to complete their life cycle, as well as need certain types of habitat.

Sadly, this is a woefully understudied area, and it's exceptionally rare to find easy "plant this mix to maximize resources for your local bees across the year". There's a lot of mental overhead to get through when you start getting into it.

In many of the hazelnut orchards in sandy areas, it turns out that having compacted bare soil is a huge win for the sand bees, it's exactly what they need and there can be dozen of holes made by them per square yard in some places.

If there's not natural water sources nearby, a water feature is a good thing to look into for both birds and bees.

Also note that beetles and moths are also a hugely important part of the ecosystem as well and are big pollinators, you just typically won't see them near as much as bees and butterflies. Healthy beetle populations can reduce slugs. We don't have them here, but fireflies and glowworms also heavily feed on slugs.



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