Well. Ain't that the bee's knees
4https://phys.org/news/2026-04-beneath-cemetery-million-wild-bees.html
Something that seems kinda obvious when you think about it
"The discovery adds credence to claims that cemeteries serve as preserves of biodiversity. Older cemeteries, particularly in urban centers in Europe, are known to be refuges for rare plants, insects, birds, and mammals. Indeed, Keven Morse, East Lawn Cemetery’s superintendent, whose family has been involved with the private nonprofit business for the last 46 years, said he has observed deer, nesting geese, hawks, foxes, and coyotes on the grounds. And of course, bees, which he said have never stung him. “I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas,” he said. “There’s probably three or four sections where they really migrate heavy, there’s a lot of them.”
The peacefulness, the lack of pesticides, and the fact that, overall, the ground is rarely disturbed all make cemeteries good habitat for bees, Danforth said."
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Oh great! I have observed deer, geese, hawks, foxes, and coyotes (and bees!) on my property. Now I’m hesitant to dig too deeply in the garden.
@macromeh well solitary ground bees. Not a hornets nest lol. They don’t swarm they just move.
If in an urban area were it’s pavement or tilled fields. No where to go. Might as well stay put
DFW airport has a large ground buffer zone that’s more natural than not; except near restrictions areas building and runways.
All those animal species live in the natural portions of the grounds.
I’ve seen bees and coyotes apparently living in some of the larger and older cemeteries.