You can help save the bees!

Bee City Pollinator Kits

Learn more about our Bee City Pollinator Kits, a collaboration with Lauren's Garden Service and Howard EcoWorks!

Native garden Templates

Not sure where to start with designing a pollinator garden?Check out our templates for various site conditions.

register your habitat

Show the neighbors you care by registering your habitat and posting our special Howard County Bee City sign.

Native Bees in Howard County

​Howard County is home to approximately 137 species of native bees! There are about 400 native bee species in the state of Maryland, divided into five main families: Honey and Bumble Bees, Sweat Bees, Miner Bees, Leafcutter and Mason Bees, and Plasterer Bees. 

​Native bees are extremely important to Howard County’s farms and gardens. They are very very good at pollinating native plant species, since they evolved together. Non-native Honeybees, which can also be found throughout the US, are often inefficient at pollinating native flowers, trees, and even crops when compared to the efficiency of native bees.
Native bees are important for the food you eat and the flowers in your garden! Which means that the flowers in your garden are important for native bees.
The best ways you can help support native bees in your garden, neighborhood, and community is to:
  • Plant Native Plants
  • Do Less Landscaping – leave the leaves, mow less, & leave stems standing
  • Use Fewer Pesticides
  • and spread the word to your neighbors!

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