Bethel Township became an affiliate of Bee City USA on March 7, 2024

Bee City USA® and Bee Campus USA work to galvanize communities to sustain pollinators, in particular the more than 3,600 species of native bees in this country, by increasing the abundance of native plants, providing nest sites, and reducing the use of pesticides. Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. 

View the press release here:  Bethel Township Bee City Press Release
Visit https://beecityusa.org/ for more information

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The Xerces Society Mid-Atlantic Pollinators provides a list of plants that attract a diversity of pollinators, providing pollen and nectar to bees, butterflies, flies, beetles, wasps, and moths.

Resources:

• Bumble Bee Pocket ID - Bombus-affinis (The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee)
• Bumble Bee Pocket ID - Bombus-terricola (The Yellowbanded Bumble Bee)
• Buying Bee-Safe Nursery Plants
• Citizen Science PA Monitoring Guide
• Conserving Wild Bees PA
• Eastern Bumble Bee
• Fungicide Regular Factsheet
• Mid Atlantic - Milkweeds
• Mid Atlantic - Monarch Nectar Plants
• Mid Atlantic - Pollinator List
• Mosquito Management
• Nesting and Overwintering Habitats
• Organic Pesticides
• Protecting Pollinators at Home - Pesticide Management
• Protecting Bees From Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
• Wild Pollinators Eastern Apple Orchards - Common Bees