A pond and a meadow support honey bees, birds, and other wildlife

The wildlife friendly pond features a gravel “bee beach” where bees can safely access water. Native grasses and perennials fill the meadow with flowers from April until October at the Embassy of Switzerland in the United States of America.

Wildlife pond with gravel beach
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scutellaria incana
Iris versicolor
Aster laevis
Bee beach
Beehives next to meadow

Embassy photos by Reilly Caprioglio-Chase