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.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

What is native? What is not? When does it matter?

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Common milkweed,  Asclepias syriaca   (© B. Moisset) Definitions of native plants abound. None is entirely satisfactory in all circu...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Thrifty flowers

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Pollen is a valuable commodity. The less pollen needed, the more energy is left for other functions. Flowers resort to several strategies t...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Beginners Guide to Pollinators

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The Amazon edition  of Beginners Guide to Pollinators and Other Flower Visitors came out just in time for Pollinator Week, 2015. Sampl...
Friday, May 22, 2015

This Way to the Restaurant.

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Nectar guides  © Beatriz Moisset Nectar Guides Most flowers want to make it easy for the visitor to find its way around. Thus, in...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Mass Appeal and Pollination

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Some of the many visitors to goldenrod.  © Beatriz Moisset Many flowers are not particularly selective; they welcome all kinds ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015

The Earliest Pollinators: Beetles and Flies

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Magnolia © Beatriz Moisset   By the time the first flowering plants appeared on Earth there weren’t any bees or butterflies. Those sup...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Pollinators 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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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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