News stories about losses of honeybee colonies have prompted concerns among people who want to help save the bees. They don’t give us honey as a by-product, however. Many people think of honeybees as the most important pollinators, but native pollinators are very effective and actually provide better quality pollination for some crops. Locally, our pollinators include hundreds of species of native bees, flies, butterflies and moths, beetles, ants and even some birds, as well as the introduced European honeybee. Globally, over 75 per cent of food crops depend on pollination by animals. Purposefully planted gardens that include pollinators, native plants, flowers, ornamental grasses, and native grasses can grow taller than 18 inches as long as they are maintained free from weeds.Pollinators provide essential services to farmers, gardeners, and natural ecosystems. Please review the City of Council Bluffs Municipal Code Chapter 4.19 Weed Nuisances. Remember “first year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap!”
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