One out of every three bites of food we eat relies on pollinators, mostly insects, to reproduce. Unfortunately, bees (colony and solitary), butterflies, moths, bats, birds, and beetles are facing challenges due to habitat loss, disease, parasites, and pesticides.
Try these tips to help out pollinators in your backyard:
Diversify. Take out the yew hedge that flanks the front yard and consider replacing it with a variety of shrubs, varying by species, height and blooming time. Grouping at least eight different species together attracts a significantly greater number and type of species. Remember, pollinators like flowers…