Beeville is the first city in Texas to become a Bee City USA affiliate
For more information about Bee City USA or to find out more information about pollinator preservation, go to www.BeeCityUSA.org. To become a volunteer with local Bee City USA affiliate, please contact Beeville Main Street at 361-358-4641 Ext. 242. For Bee City USA Annual Reports on this city and to view others, click here. Learn more about Pollinator Conservation at https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/.
The following plants can be found throughout the downtown district in the 26 garden islands on Washington Street.
Texas Parks and Wildlife- Monarch and Bee Conservation https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/monarch/
Keep Texas Beautiful- Keep Texas Beautiful, the nonprofit state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Strives to empower Texans through education to take responsibility for enhancing the community environment. www.ktb.org.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s principals include honoring and respecting the natural beauty and biological heritage of each region of the country, along with a commitment to conserving and restoring wildflowers, native plants, and the biological communities on which they depend. www.wildflower.org.
Where can purchase native flowers & plants? Zimmers Floral & Nursery, 2801 N. St. Mary’s, Beeville. Walmart Store #463 carries plants from Bonnie’s Plant Farm that is located in Beeville. WildSeed Farms, 100 Leagcy Drive, Fredricksburg, Texas. www.seedsource.com