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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bees aren't native to this continent.

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/are-honey-bees-native-north-america?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products

Neither are many earthworms.
the earthworms in some northern parts of the country (including Vermont) aren’t indigenous. Thousands of years ago, glaciers that covered North America and reached as far south as present-day Illinois, Indiana and Ohio wiped out native earthworms. Species from Europe and Asia, most likely introduced unintentionally in ship ballast or the roots of imported plants, have spread throughout North America.

That said, whenever we mess around with introducing non native species including plants, we are messing with the delicate balance that helps the members of the ecosystem survive.

Example, bats need the special plants that they eat and pollinate.  Bats keep mosquito populations low.  Mosquitoes are a disease carrying problem for us.  So it's in our best interest to ensure that the flora and fauna (and climate) continue to support bats so they can continue to help us and the health of OUR ecosystem.[/quote]
1. Again, [i]honeybees[/i] aren’t native, but there are [b]4,000 native bees[/b]. That’s not counting flies (some of which pollinate!), butterflies (same) and birds (big time pollinators).
2. Why are you talking about earthworms? They’re not pollinators. Yes, everyone knows they’re invasive. Not invasive: untold numbers of bacteria, funguses, nematodes and other creepy crawlies that thrive in healthy soil, soil that is attainable when you have natives.

None of us are talking about agriculture, but do you know how much nutrition is no longer in our food because we have stripped the soil? It’s all part of a piece and I’m glad OP is interested in improving her patch.[/quote]

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