Well, we need them for our non native crops.I do love to garden but my true passion is helping to restore as much of nature as possible. I’ve been slowly planting native plants and trees on our acreage and I help Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation collect seeds every year.
I’m also a bug nerd so I understand the balance of native plants and insects, especially pollinators. Which is why I’m not a fan of honey bees because they are not native and out compete native bees.
I hear what you’re saying, but I was a beekeeper. I loved all my bees, native and non native.