Green Swamp Apiary

Here at GSA, we don’t just promote the well-being of domesticated honey bees… we also cultivate native flowering plants, like the Helianthus and Hyssop pictured here, for the native pollinators. Here we see a native bumblebee (Bombus sp) and a few Mason Bees (Megachile sp) collecting nectar for themselves and pollen for their young.

Bumblebees are colonial and live in groups, while most of the rest of our native pollinators are solitary. We are also visited by Butterflies such as Tiger Swallowtail, Gulf Fritillary, and even the occasional Monarch.

If you wish to join us in cultivating plants that promote the well-being of native North Carolina pollinators, this is an excellent resource for more information…

https://ncwf.org/habitat/native-pollinator-plants/

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