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Ask a master gardener: How to help bumblebee queens overwinter
To gain enough body mass for winter survival, bees require a lot of pollen and nectar so leaving plants up far into the fall provides a good source of both.
photo / Laura Johnson
October 13, 2022
Wild bees are important pollinators for our crops, gardens and wild plants. In Vermont there are over 350 types of wild bees, including 17 different species of bumblebees.
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