Are We SAVING the RIGHT BEES? Create a GARDEN For SPECIALIST POLLINATORS — Ep. 128

Thank you for sharing this extremely important information about native bees and specialist pollinators. Not only can honeybees outcompete native bees for forage, but research is now showing that disease spill over from managed honey bee colonies is a huge risk to native bee populations as well. Dr. Sheila Colla does research in this area.

Very inspirational. When people talk about whole system farming and restoring natural ecosystems, it’s shocking how often this subject is left out. I can’t think of another YouTube channel that does it better. I love that you called out the garden centers for playing their part in the declining native pollinator population.

I love how you're looking out for specialist pollinators! More folks need to do this, even if they have a tiny garden

I'm trying to do this same thing down here in Texas, and focusing on providing homes for them, as well as any plants they need to raise their young. It's a huge subject!! I too, would LOVE to see the same information provided by nurseries!!! How grand THAT would be!! Especially for the general public who would like to do this same thing, but don't have the time or inclination to do the research to fine tune their gardens for this purpose. They just want to walk into the nurseries and pick out the pretty colors. If they had the choice to "pick the pretty colors" which are helpful to specialist bees, or pollinators, they would gladly do so. We do need sections in the nurseries which give us these choices! Keep up the good work you guys!!! Excellent video!!!!!!!!!

I really appreciate these in depth videos. I’m working to “rewild” my little half acre in northern CA and insects also make my heart sing. 😊

Summer. She looks like a hippy and talks like a professor. Completely envious of your encyclopedic knowledge Summer. Much love and huge respect ❤

Thanks Summer! We are truly blessed to have you share your knowledge. I doubt very much that most of us every had a clue about 'specialist' pollinators. It's a joy to hear you explain these subjects to us and to see your love and enthusiasm for plants and the wildlife that depend on them. Thanks again for another inspiring video.

I thought I was an environmentalist and I didn't even know what a specialist pollinator was. I have a lot of work to do this spring in my garden! You are an excellent educator and communicator. Thank you so much.

Amazing info. If garden centers could just make it easier for us to find the plants and info on specialist pollinators and their plants, gardeners would be happy to oblige. It shouldn’t be this difficult especially now!

Thank you for covering such an important issue. It’s critical that we focus on managing for at risk pollinators. Cornell is having a conference mid November and one of the presenters focus is designing habitat for at risk pollinators. Bernd Blossey, an invasive species researcher, will also be presenting. Hope to see you there: November 14-18th, 2022 | Ithaca, NY The CCE Agricultural, Food & Environmental Systems In-service brings

Love your gardens, and we need the pollinators as much as we need the air we breath. Love the hat. 😍

This content is sooo interesting (even for someone like me living in a tiny apt in a big city at the other side of the planet) and so educational that it should be sponsored by governments all over the world. You do this hard long time work just to allow those tiny beings to survive, while the entire planet is busy with bombs and wars... you give all of us hope. Thank you, very much! And btw, what an extraordinary beautiful transformation you've done in this land! Amazing!

Thank you Ms. Summer for sharing valuable information regarding specialist pollinators . 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃

This year I planted mint plants that I propagated from the mint that I purchased at the Asian grocery store. When they flowered, I found that there were dozens of different species of pollinators swarming the blooms. I was astounded. I also have bee balm, yarrow, butterfly bush, etc... The mint was the most popular, with spotted bee balm in a close second. Who knew that regular ordinary mint would provide so much to the local pollinator species here in Southwest Ohio. Very wonderful surprise.

Great Great Message Summer, we need more people on board, and I agreed, nurseries should promote the plants for specialists with true native, sometimes can be confusing for average gardener like myself. thank you for explaining. Doug Tallamy book abut Oaks was the one who got me so curious about the garden beyond plants, and how to help other living things and help ourselves at the same time. Thank you.

FABULOUS!!! So timely and in depth. Wonderful🙂🙂💯💯❤️❤️

I had no idea some bees made the ground their home, until one stung my foot as I walked around. Thats also when I learned I am allergic to them. Despite this, I absolutely love watching them going around my Crepe Myrtle blooms. I didnt know all this and will also be doing my research for Florida native garden for the Specialists. Thank you, how I hate walking into these nurseries and seeing extremely invasive plants being sold, I am dealing with a few that previous owners planted, and even one variety I planted.

Thrips are specialist pollinators, huh? It's gonna take a lot to convince me to like thrips lol. All jokes aside, this is SO HELPFUL and SO IMPORTANT! I just bought my first house and I've been following this channel closely and doing a lot of research to optimize the ecological impact of my gardening in the coming years. Thanks so much for doing this, Summer! I'm glad you're doing a full series on this <3

I loved this video and I feel inspired! I've been interested in supporting local flora and fauna for a long time, down to the small insects. It is my dream to one day be in a similar situation to you and cover the land in native ecotype plants.

honestly getting into this whole topic in the last few months, glad that i've always been extremely determined to find native plants or cultivars only for my garden. to a small extent, the whole way "save the bees" just gets plastered with the non-native honeybee, is really irritating. like i was showing my mom a month or two ago at the garden center two plants, one nativar hyssop, and one random sage from europe, both full of purple flowers, yet on the sage whatever, there were a few honeybees, and like, not much else, meanwhile the hyssop literally had 20 bees of at least 10 different species on each plant. planted it and within a day found the first ever sweat-bee i've ever seen in my life. all this kinda refueled my passion for really trying to find every native plant lol. lucky for me, garden centers near me do have at least some selection of natives and nativars, and one a few towns away is literally ONLY native plants, and a botanical garden, so glad i found that. it is SO HARD TO FIND SOME NATIVE PLANTS THOUGH drives me insane. also looking at that link you mentioned, i really need to find get some willows tbh