Praise pollinators Bees, moths may be small, but job they do has giant implications.(Neighbor)(The nature of things) From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: September 3, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Paddock Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Valerie DePrez

To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,

One clover, and a bee,

And revery.

The revery alone will do,

If bees are few.

- Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

The bumblebee landed on the delicate blossom at Horlock Prairie, slipped between the petals and disappeared. Momentarily, the bee emerged to search for another nectar-laden flower. Powdered with pollen, it held the promise o...

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