Spring has arrived and that means the flowers are blooming again and the bees are appearing. At least, it's still that way now. Things are not going well for bees in the Netherlands. You can help the bee with free flower seeds from The Pollinators' “Feed the Bee” campaign. for help.
According to the Natuurmonumenten website, more than half of the 360 bee species in the Netherlands are threatened with extinction. That's why you can get free bags of local flower seeds from 5,000 addresses in the Netherlands as of Thursday 11 April 2024. Each bag is enough for 2 square meters of “food forest” for a hungry bee.
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“Bees and their associated insects are very important to humans, because 80 percent of our food depends on pollination by these creatures,” Tom Van de Beek says of the campaign. He is the founder of pollinators. “The Dutch landscape, both in the city and in the countryside, suffers from a significant lack of diversity. Through the campaign, we allow you to contribute directly to providing more and more diverse foods for pollinators.
To highlight the bee, we celebrate National Agriculture Day on Monday, April 22, 2024. On that day there is additional attention to bees. The organization invites you to scatter bags of seeds on this day in the garden, in containers on your balcony, in the mirror of a tree, or in a nearby public park. Through this measure, the organization hopes to increase the “nectar density” in neighborhoods and streets. This way the environment becomes more attractive to the bee.
Free flower seeds
From Friesland to Zeeland and from Limburg to Ameland, you can collect flower seeds for free everywhere in the country as of Thursday, April 11, 2024. You can also collect flower seeds in Terschelling, Ameland, Texel and Vlieland. Check here where you can pick up seeds near you.
It is also interesting: Insects are essential to a healthy, thriving garden. Although they sometimes look bad, these creatures are often practical helpers in the garden: they clean up waste, keep soil life active, and ensure pollination. How can you attract more butterflies, bees, ladybugs and beetles? With insect hotel!
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