Bee Better and Support Bees

My friend Helen Yoest is an award winning freelance journalist, garden author and speaker located in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is also the Executive Director of a non-profit organization called Bee Better.

Bee Better’s mission is to educate homeowners, and community leaders and developers about the importance of sustainable, organic, and water-wise garden design, with a focus on native plants for resident and migrating birds, bees, and butterflies.

Italian queen bee with abdomen in cell as she lays eggs in brood frame, surrounded by worker bees. Queen was born in 2015 and marked with blue dot, as per standard international color code.

This site is a wealth of information on how to be more organic, knowledgeable bird, bee and butterfly-friendly gardeners. The site includes fun tips of the day; lists of neonicotinoid-free growers AND growers that USE neonicotinoids; frequently asked gardening questions and much more. Check it out and join today!