The familiar bird bath is ideal for birds to drink from and clean their wings. Now small but powerful baths are popping up in Long Beach Island gardens for bees. Local gardeners are providing these bee baths for the same good reasons as bird baths.
The Garden Club of LBI has placed one at the pollinator garden in Barnegat Light, and the North Beach Taxpayers Association has put one in the median garden on Long Beach Boulevard.
“We are doing our best for the bees,” said Gillian Rozicer, garden club member and vice president of the taxpayers group.
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