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Over 220 bee species are known to live in New York City. The purpose of this blog is to celebrate the natural history, ecology and conservation of these and other urban pollinators.

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“Are those all bees?”

We heard this question many times over the course of the day at Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 100th birthday – “Bee Day” – celebration on June 12. Ed Toth, Liz Johnson, and I manned a Great Pollinator Project table where a small box of bees from the American Museum of Natural History’s collection attracted a lot [...]

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Great Pollinator Habitats – My own backyard?

Vegetables in foreground, Pollinator patch in back

Yes, it is presumptuous to nominate my own backyard… Given more time,  I would have rather featured the High Line, NYBG native plant garden or any  other truly awesome pollinator habitat in NYC.  However, I really wanted to get this feature going, so let me tell you a [...]

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