Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants Written by Heather Holm Published by Pollination Press LLC, Minnetonka, MN, 2014 Reviewed by Bruce Wenning Heather Holm is…
Beneficials/Pollinators
The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge: Will You Accept?
by Matthew Shepherd The National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) is a newly created partnership of organizations involved with pollinator conservation, wildlife gardening, and gardens. The network was initiated as part of…
Buying Bee-Friendly Plants: Neonicotinoid-Free Nurseries, Growers, and Seed Sources
by Genevieve Schmidt Recently I’ve heard from a number of wildlife gardeners who say they are no longer buying plants from regular retail nurseries because there is no way of…
Creating a Community Habitat for Pollinators
by Willow Cheeley, James McCarthy, and Debb Putnam The winter of 2015 will be one for the record books. It was cold, snowy, and after weeks of shoveling snow off…
Everyone Can Play a Role in Pollinator Conservation
by Kelly Gill Pollinators – especially bees – are an indispensable part of a healthy environment and a secure food supply. Nearly 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend…
Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees?
Reprinted with Permission A Review of Research into the Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Bees, with Recommendations for Action. By Jennifer Hopwood, Mace Vaughan, Matthew Shepherd, David Biddinger, Eric Mader,…
Attract Mason Bees – No Protective Gear Needed
by Judy Beaudette Few strategies for keeping our environment healthy are as interesting, simple and fun as raising mason bees, tiny insects that are gaining popularity with gardeners and farmers…
In Defense of Native Bees
by Karen Lyness LeBlanc Native bees are not receiving the attention honeybees have been given recently, but they are also experiencing a significant population decline. In places where there is…
Landscaping for Butterflies and Other Pollinators: Exotics can be Useful
by Sharon Stichter Constructed landscapes can provide excellent habitat for many butterflies and other beneficial insects. For butterflies, a complete habitat includes both nectar sources for the adults and larval…
Conserving Bumble Bees
Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America’s Declining Pollinators This excerpt is reproduced, with permission, from Conserving Bumble Bees: Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America’s Declining Pollinators,…
