June is National Pollinators Month and June 21-27 is designated as “National Pollinator Week.” Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S Department of the Interior, Pollinator Week is a great opportunity to encourage people to do more in their backyards to support pollinators.
• Choose flowering plants for pollinators – butterflies, bees, bats and hummingbirds
• Backyards, school yards, green roofs, parks, planted medians and other green spaces provide food and shelter for pollinators
• Select flowering plants that thrive in your yard’s conditions, considering the following: climate zone, soil type, sun/shade ratio, and average rainfall
• Plant a healthy balance of grasses, garden flowers, shrubs, and trees
• 75 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce
• About 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat exists because of pollinators
• More than 3,500 species of native bees help increase crop yields
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