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Did you know that bees pollinate most of our food?<\/strong>
\nImagine a world with no strawberries, no watermelons, no corn.\u00a0 Yikes!<\/p>\n

\"\"Did you know that Honey Bees are not native to the United States?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s true!\u00a0 Our honey is made by European Honey Bees which were brought here in the 1600\u2019s.<\/p>\n

What pollinated plants before honey bees arrived?<\/strong>
\nNative bees!\u00a0 Though most don’t produce honey, our native bees pollinate most of our food crops and they need our help!\u00a0\u00a0Many species of native bees are dying out.\u00a0 They rely on native flowers for most of their food and native flowers are getting harder to find in many areas.<\/p>\n

How can YOU help the native bees of our area?<\/strong>
\nBy helping to replant native wildflowers!\u00a0 These aren\u2019t just flowers that look pretty or flowers that grow well in our area.\u00a0 They are native to Southern California and the native bees love them!<\/p>\n

What should you do if you DON’T live in Southern California?<\/strong>
\nUse flower seeds native to where you live!\u00a0 You’ll want to get them out in the wild before the spring growing season starts in your area.<\/p>\n

\"\"What else can you do?<\/strong>
\nYou’ll find more information and ideas on the National Wildlife Federation’s website<\/a>, including information about helping the Bumble Bee Watch<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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For this Take Action Project, you will make seed balls with native flower seeds inside.\u00a0 You\u2019ll throw the seed balls out into the wild just before the winter rains come, giving the seeds a great chance of sprouting and growing. Hopefully there will be a LOT more native flowers for our native bees next spring and even more the next year as those flowers make more seeds!<\/p>\n

Let’s get started!<\/h3>\n

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies<\/b>
\nYou will need some NATIVE flower seeds. This is different than flowers that will simply grow well in our area – those can be VERY invasive and bad for the environment.\u00a0 If in doubt, get California Poppy seeds.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to make three seed balls:<\/p>\n