Category: Pollinators
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Roadsides & Margins as Pollinator Habitat
This content is based on a post originally published on June 6, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Have you ever looked at the miles of mowed grass on the side of the highway and thought, “what a waste of space!”? I have, and I’m not alone. Several states have Department of…
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Bee? Wasp? Fly? How Can You Tell?
This content is based on a post originally published on May 13, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). It can be challenging to distinguish between bees, wasps, and flies. Together, they will probably be your most common flower visitors, so learning to recognize them can be an interesting study. You might have…
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Native Bees – What Are They?
This content is based on a post originally published on May 13, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). The term “native” is used for species that evolved in a particular location. The United States boasts 4,000 species of native bees. The European honeybee (Apis mellifera), for example, is native to Europe, but…
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Find a Native Plant Nursery
This content is from a post originally published on January 7, 2012, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Having native, blooming, plants on your property is the simplest thing you can do to help pollinators. Any time is a great time to find your local native plant nursery that can supply you with…
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Godiva Loves Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on October 6, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Have you ever seen this? Photo copyright Marc, 2009, CC-BY 2.0 How about one of these? Photo copyright Tom Murray 2007 Well, how about these? Photo form Pexels free photos Ah-hah! So you’ve seen the…
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Bats as Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on May 15, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Bats are amazing little mammals! Unfortunately they’ve gotten a bad wrap due to myth and media. One common misconception is that they’re rats with wings… they’re not! Bats are in the Order Chiroptera, while rats…
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Hummingbirds as Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on May 15, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). These little flying dynamos are so much fun to watch. For some plants, they are the most important pollinators. Hummingbirds tend to prefer to drink nectar from tubular flowers, especially those red in color. In…
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Butterflies as Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on May 15, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Butterflies are some of the most conspicuous flower visitors. With their appealing color patterns, fluttery flight, and harmless nature (the adults can’t bite or sting), they have been favorites of naturalists for centuries. While generally…
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Bees as Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on May 17, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Bees are the pollinator champions! Every third bite of food you eat is made possible by bees. Here’s why: Have a bee pollination story? Share it with us here!
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Honeycreepers as Pollinators
This content is from a post originally published on May 29, 2011, on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online). Honeycreepers are an important group of bird pollinators endemic to Hawai’i. They represent an outstanding example of coevolution between pollinators and flowers. Honeycreepers typically have beaks curved to some degree, and the curvature matches closely…
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