The Native Bees in Your Garden

Nancy Shafer

October 12, 2023

Program

Bees in your Garden - If you have planted nectar and pollen-producing flowers you most likely have native bees in your garden. Some are tiny and some are large. Recognizing them, as well as encouraging them by providing nesting places and flowers, is becoming more and more important for their success.

Plants that produce the nectar and pollen will attract native bees. Native bees are not aggressive toward humans. While female native bees can sting, they prefer not to do that since their job in their short life is to provision the nest for their offspring - which they may never see.

Speaker

Nancy Shafer is, and has been a Master Gardener since 2004.  Her interest in gardening, insects and other animals began early, in her childhood.  She has a degree in Biology/Secondary Education and taught high school biology and physical science.  Nancy has lived in the Sugar Land /Missouri City area since the early 1970's and taught 6th grade science at Sugar Land Middle School before her retirement.