🌼 Why Bees Love Autumn Blooms 🍯🐝

When most people think of bees and flowers, summer comes to mind—but did you know that autumn is just as important for our buzzing friends? As the days get shorter and cooler, bees are still hard at work, stocking up on nectar and pollen to see them through the winter.

🍂 Autumn Flowers: A Lifeline for Bees

Late-blooming flowers like ivy, asters, sedum, and heather provide essential food sources during the autumn months. These blooms are packed with nectar and pollen, giving bees the energy they need to prepare their hives for colder weather.

Ivy blooms provide essential food for bees during the autumn months

Purple asters

sedum

🐝 Why It Matters

Without these autumn blooms, bees could struggle to build up enough stores of honey and pollen. This means supporting pollinator-friendly plants in your garden is just as important in October as it is in June.

🌸 How You Can Help

• Plant autumn flowers such as sedum, ivy, echinacea, or heather.

• Avoid pesticides that can harm pollinators.

• Buy local honey to support beekeepers and their hardworking bees.

  
  

🍯 A Sweet Reminder

Every jar of raw, local honey is proof of the bees’ hard work through every season. By choosing honey from a local beekeeper like Uncle Bee, you’re directly supporting the bees’ survival through winter.

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