Gardens Offer Bees An Oasis In The Middle Of An Agricultural Desert

Researchers have known for some time that gardens provide a useful source of habitat in the midst of urban areas. The cultivated plants they contain encourage the growth of communities that can have a positive impact not only on the gardens themselves, but also on nearby habitats. Bees, for instance, may forage hundreds of meters away from the gardens in which they live; during forays outside of garden walls, they often pollinate native flowering plants, thus perpetuating populations of endemic species. read more

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