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Ground bee mounds in my garden #751785
Asked May 24, 2021, 12:51 PM EDT
Lucas County Ohio
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Dear Del,
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YOUR QUESTION #0021716:
Ground bee mounds in my garden
All of a sudden my newly planted vegetable garden is showing mounds of bees coming up from the ground. We live in Oregon, Oh a suburb of Toledo. Our soil is very rich & sandy. Will we have a problem growing our vegetables ?Ask Extension offers one-to-one expert answers from Cooperative Extension/University staff and volunteers within participating Land-Grant institutions across the United States.
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Good morning and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Ground dwelling bees love sandy soil. They are not aggressive and will not harm your plants. If fact, they are super pollinators. Here is a factsheet for your reference: https://entomology.cals.cornell.edu/extension/wild-pollinators/native-bees-your-backyard/
Have a great day.
Jen