As homesteaders we have a dual role in life: To be fiercely self-sufficient and to ensure we leave our children a healthy, thriving planet. Did you know that planting strips of flowers along the edges of their fields, farmers can not only attract more pollinating bees but actually boost their population numbers? It’s true, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Sussex and published recently in the journal Molecular Ecology.
The study has major implications in a time of plummeting pollinator populations worldwide, which is placing global food production ⇲


































