The Importance of Bumblebees | Farm Raised Classics With P. Allen Smith

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Like this Farm Raised episode? Thumbs up above and Subscribe: bit.ly There’s more Farm Raised where this came from: bit.ly Want to see more Farm Raised Classics? bit.ly As pollinators, bumblebees play a vital role in the fruits and vegetables that we eat. P. Allen Smith discusses the importance of bumblebee pollination and shares ways that you can attract more bees to your garden. Flowering plants that attract bumblebees include: Obelia, Winter Honeysuckle, blueberries, lavender, Cat Mint, Fox Gloves and Salvias. Have a question for Allen? He’ll be checking in regularly, so be sure to leave your comments and questions below. A farm wouldn’t be a farm without animals. From sheep to chickens to donkeys, there are a lot of helping paws, claws and hooves at P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Retreat. In 2009, inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry, Allen Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds of domestic poultry. P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens. More from Allen: www.youtube.com Some Farm Raised Videos You Might Like: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

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