Pollinators

Flowers have maintained a partnership with insect pollinators from the beginning. They are masters at attracting these love messengers and perpetuating the species through pollination. They use countless ways to accomplish this goal.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Pollinators, the night shift

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  We are familiar with day-blooming flowers and day-visiting insects, bees, butterflies, flies and a few others. These insects usually...
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Pollinators in winter

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Wintering pollinators Pollinators need habitat in winter. There are a few ways of providing shelter for them in our own backyards. Hol...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Bees and Vitamins

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We need the vitamins provided by fruits It is said that bees and other pollinators are responsible for one third of all our food. Whethe...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Sunnyside Dru: Bee Barracks update

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Sunnyside Dru: Bee Barracks update : "Earlier this year we posted a picture of this bee block. There are many variations to this all ov...
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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Mountain laurels instead of rose bushes?

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Last year I was traveling along the Blue Ridge in May and was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the blooming mountain laurels. I had t...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Rain and Pollinators

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Where do pollinators go when it rains? You certainly don't see many of them around when it is pouring. They may be sturdy little fellows...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Magnolias and Beetle Pollination

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Magnolias were among the earliest flowering plants, which evolved many million years ago, long before there were any bees. Butterflies and ...
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We are all part of the web of life. Animals need plants and plants need animals and ultimately we all need each other in a very intricate and complex web of interactions. A biologist from Argentina, resident of the United States for many years. Author of: "Bee Basics, An Introduction to Our Native Bees" by Beatriz Moisset, Ph.D and Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D. All photos and content are copyrighted. Please, contact me if you want to use or purchase something.
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