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Monday, June 17, 2024

Pollinator Week 2024

Happy National Pollinator Week!  June 17-23, 2024!


A Zebra Swallowtail butterfly visited our job site last week.  We have seen a few butterflies fluttering around this year, but not a lot. No Monarchs yet... There has been a good variety and a lot more bees though.  Bees and wasps have been visiting our flowers at home for a while now, too.  They are beautiful to watch, but also very important parts of our ecosystem!

Did you know that pollinators, like bees, butterflies, bats, birds, and more, are estimated to play a key role in one of every three bites of food we eat?  Everything from berries to melons, apples and tomatoes, pumpkins, alfalfa that dairy and beef cows eat, even coffee rely on pollinators for pollination.

You can BEE a friend to pollinators this week and throughout the year, Pollinator Week is for everyone!


Here are some ways you can help:

1. Plant a pollinator-friendly garden using native flowers, providing water and avoiding pesticides.


2. Support your local beekeepers and farmers by buying local honey, produce and meat.


3. Provide nesting habitat and materials for butterflies, native bees, bats and hummingbirds.




4. Support pollinator conservation actions in your hometown, like Plant.Grow.Fly, and get kids involved!

5. Tag your social media #PollinatorWeek and share with others about pollinators and how they can help.



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