So I have taken lots of effort in the past 4 years to increase the number of native pollinators in my area for my garden. I have seen a big increase every year. My question is will this affect my honeybees or is it no big deal?
For what it is worth, I read some where that it helps cause it polinates things bees like causeing even more of such things to grow.
Cheers
gww
Well that is good to know. I have really "enhanced the environment" to create this pollinator friendly habitat by doing such things as establishing "wild flower area" and other such things besides my garden.
While different pollinators often prefer different plants to pollinate, and differing time periods to visit the plants, sometimes they cross over and some plants can be pollinated by several different creatures at the same time. Some pollinators specialize primarily for early spring bloom, others on late spring or summer forbs, herbs, or crops. Some others pollinate all through the growing season on anything they can reach. Some pollinators specialize on plants that no other critter can use.
The wider variety of your plantings, the wider variety of pollinators you will find. Pollinators are not limited to bees. There are flies, ants, wasps, birds, and even reptiles that perform pollination duty.