European Honey Bee

Honey bees are not native to North America but have become so important to crop pollination, they are mostly commercially managed in order to keep up with the pollination demands of many of our food crops. Unfortunately feral Honey bee colonies have almost disappeared due to urbanization, bacterial infections, mites & pesticide poisonings. More recently this has also affected commercial colonies, commonly known as Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. This is one reason it is so important to embrace our native pollinators, as they are less likely to suffer these consequences if they are provided a native environment.