![]() Plant selection and garden maintenance are important considerations in creating places for pollinators Planting tips: ![]() nesting and overwintering sites – such as bare soil, hollow stems, and leaves.food sources – such as pollen and nectar from native flowers. ![]() Ideal pollinator gardens include the following: Pollution, the misuse of chemicals, disease, and changes in climatic patterns are all contributing to shrinking and shifting pollinator populations.Īdding habitat helps – even in cities and home gardens! Small gardens can and do attract pollinators and in many cases suburbs and cities have been shown to have more diverse pollinator communities than nearby wildlands. Many pollinator populations are unfortunately in decline -attributed mainly to a loss in feeding and nesting habitats. Pollinators are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food as well as supporting healthy ecosystems that clean the air, stabilize soils, provide protection from severe weather, and support other wildlife. Fruit & seed production depend on pollen being moved from one flower to the next by insects, birds and even some mammals. ![]() The world’s food supply depends on pollinators. ![]()
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