Plant a Bee Garden- You don’t need a ton of space to grow bee-friendly plants — gardens can be established across yards and in window boxes, flowerpots, and mixed into vegetable gardens. Seek out locally native plants as often as possible. 

Bees are basically looking for two things when they visit your garden: Nectar: Nectar is loaded with sugars which is a bee’s main source of energy. Pollen: Pollen provides a balanced diet of proteins and fats.

Go Chemical-Free- Regardless of which flowers you plant, avoid using pesticides and herbicides. Synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, and neonicotinoids are harmful to bees, wreaking havoc on their sensitive systems.

Provide Trees for Bees- When a tree blooms, it provides hundreds — if not thousands — of blossoms to feed from. Trees are not only a great food source for bees, but also an essential habitat. Tree leaves and resin provide nesting material for bees, while natural wood cavities make excellent shelters.

Leave Stems Behind- 30% of bees live: holes inside of trees, logs, or hollow plant stems. Don’t cut those hollow stems, which are valuable bee habitats.