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		eric_h on Aug 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. honeybee colonies hit a 20-year high Sounds like you need to fashion a bee stick [1] so you can do the pollination yourself. We used these in a high school science project to pollinate fast plants. [1]http://www.fastplants.org/how_to_grow/pollinating.php

schiffern on Aug 8, 2015 [–]

Even easier: plant wildflowers to feed and attract pollinators. Borage is a good one (and it repels bunnies too), or just find a good native wildflower mix.

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