Bees of September

Posted: 10:18 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 8, 2025 Last Modified: 9:24 AM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2025

September is a great time for homeowners with green space or farmyards to do their part in protecting wild bee populations.

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September is a great time for homeowners with green space or farmyards to do their part in protecting wild bee populations.

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September is a great time for homeowners with green space or farmyards to do their part in protecting wild bee populations.

The Manitoba Museum states that pollinators need places where they can spend the winter or undergo metamorphosis in “messy places” that can include tall clumps of grass, bushes, and leaf, rock or wood piles.

The museum suggests leaving small wood piles and when the leaves fall, create a leaf pile rather than raking up all the leaves. You can also delay some yard cleanup until spring. Dead vegetation can help insulate overwintering queen bees and other friendly insects like butterfly larvae from the cold.