Fact Sheet No. 630, UMaine Extension No. 2111 Prepared by Francis A. Drummond, Professor of Insect Ecology and  Constance Stubbs, Assistant Scientist, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono, ME 04469.  June 2003 Why Conserve Native or Wild Bees? Wind and rain are important in the reproduction of many trees and grasses, but the majority