Supporting bees and other pollinators on your farm

Pollinating insects are important to not only the ecosystem of a farm, but are necessary to continue food and seed production. Most fruits and vegetables need bees for pollination to increase marketable crop yield, and most bee-dependent crops benefit from visits by other types of pollinators. In Michigan alone, over 400 species of wild bees can be found, many of which are important crop pollinators, nesting in and around crop fields. Implementing pollinator stewardship to minimize pollinators’ exposure to pesticides comes with benefits in a variety of areas.