Bees play a vital role in pollinationknowing their types helps support biodiversity in your garden: Social bees like bumblebees and honeybees live in colonies and pollinate a wide range of crops. Theyre especially active in cooler weather, making them dependable pollinators for early blooms. Solitary bees such as mason, leafcutter, and carpenter bees dont form hives. Theyre efficient pollinatorssome are up to 3x better than honeybees per visitand less likely to sting. 蝹 Provide bee hotels or bundles of hollow stems to attract solitary bees, and grow diverse flowers to support both types all season long. Avoid pesticides to keep these hardworking pollinators safe