Native pollinators should be encouraged as well
If you plant for them they will come.
You can get nests for them for pretty cheap, or make your own.
I knew a cat once that would eat bees and not get stung. He'd swat the bee, stun it, then arrange it between its paws with the stinger pointed away from his mouth. He'd then bite it, leaving the stinger like the tail of a shrimp. Smart cat. Must have learned the hard way.
All the times I have been stung by one of our bees it was my fault.