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.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Flower Visitors

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A useful guide for those who want to know more about the little visitors to the flowers. An illustrated beginner's field guide to i...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

What is the Connection Between Honey Bees and Almond Farming?

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Honey bee. © Beatriz Moisset These days we hear a lot about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and other problems that plague bees ...
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Monday, March 4, 2013

Pollinators of the American Chestnut

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American Chestnut Pollen Stalks: Photo by Timothy Van Vliet  " And the blossoms gave up one of the best honey crops we ever ha...
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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Monarchs and their Enemies

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Male monarch butterfly. © Beatriz Moisset We are told that monarch butterflies are well protected against predators and indeed the...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ants, the Unlikely Pollinators

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© Beatriz Moisset Ants are seen visiting flowers with great frequency. People often ask me: Do ants pollinate? I answer with another qu...
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Cast of Characters

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Every year flowers bloom in succession and, with them, a predictable cast of characters shows up routinely. Three plants, in particular, cal...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Gardening for Honorary Butterflies (Mint Moths)

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Not all moths fly at night and not all are drab. Some deserve the name of honorary butterflies. In fact sometimes they are mistaken for th...
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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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