Autumn is in the air, but the garden is far from finished. As I picked raspberries this morning while it was chilly enough to thwart the wasps, I thought of the pollinators and whether there were enough blossoms to keep them busy. Here are a few ideas for late-season blooms that will provide food for ...
Read More | Pest PatrolDid you know that 70% of all bees nest underground? Well, don't feel bad, neither did I until I started researching this blog. Mind you, I knew that many species, including some bumble bees, were ground nesters, but I didn't know that the majority of all bees were reared underground. But looking at all the ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalA few years ago, a friend gave me a solitary bee house. I didn’t put my gift up right away because I read some information online that indicated the type of house I was given might not be very good for the bees, and I needed to do more research on the topic before putting ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalBees are among nature’s best pollinators, so gardening for bees is rewarding for both you and your gardens. Plus, because pollinator numbers are plummeting worldwide, you’ll also be doing your part to help save the planet. As I explored in earlier blogs (here and here), most plants reproduce via insect pollination. Over 30 percent of ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalIn my last blog, I mentioned the importance of pollinators, and I provided several pollinator-related resources, including four native plants that are beneficial to them. In this blog, I thought I'd introduce you to our most common groups of pollinators, plus explain what pollination actually is and how it works. Pollination Pollination is the transfer ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalMy garden is teasing spring, so it’s time to start thinking about how to help our pollinators. For many plants, pollinators play a key role in reproduction, and agriculture relies on them heavily. Without pollinators, we’d lose much of our food, and entire ecosystems would collapse. Today’s blog will provide four pollinator-friendly plants that can ...
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