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Helping our Bee Pollinators

Author
MARLA SPIVAK
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Lady Bird Johnson had a great vision.
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ON THE WEB!

Michigan State University, nativeplants.msu.edu
/publications.htm#2

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, wildflower.org

Status of Pollinators in North America, nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11761

North American Pollinator
Protection Campaign, nappc.org

Pollinator Conversation Program
xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation

Resources on Pollinators,
dels.nas.edu/pollinators

Read Up!

Pollinator Conservation Handbook, by M. Shepherd, SL Buchmann, M. Vaughan, S. Hoffman Black, The Xerces Society, 2003.

Entice Bees to your own Garden

Author
FELICIA PARSONS
Horticulturist
Bees require two components in their habitat: somewhere to nest and flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. Native plants are undoubtedly the best source of food for native bees-because plants and their pollinators have coevolved-and they serve honeybees well too.

Use local native plants or heirloom varieties of cultivated forms.

Choose several colors of flowers.
Plant in clumps.
Include flowers of different shapes.

Have a diversity of plants flowering all season.

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Seed and plant sources:

Prairie Moon Nursery,
prairiemoon.com

Landscape Alternatives,
landscapealternatives.com

Out Back Nursery,
outbacknursery.com

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