Sow and Dipity with Shelley Levis: All The Buzz About Bees (March 29, 2015)

Are we bringing home plants from the garden centre’s that are actually harming the bee’s? As we become more aware of our gardening practices, we know that pesticide use is bad and that biodiversity is good in our home gardens. People are incorporating more bee attracting plants rich with nectar and pollen into their gardens, providing bee homes and even starting hives of their own. But those insecticide treated plants we are buying may very well be the death of our friendly pollinators. In todays show we will discuss the issue behind Neonicotinoids and what we can do to make our gardens a safe haven for bee’s