Pollinators: Nature’s wonders

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Quick tips

• Provide ample flowering plants that bloom during spring, summer, and fall to ensure maximum support to pollinator communities.
• Provide shallow areas with clean water.
• Leave areas with undisturbed soil for ground nesting pollinators.
• Maintain a small pile of brush or woody material for bumble bees.
• Allow dead trees or snags to remain in your space for cavity-nesting pollinators.
• Turn your outdoor lights off or switch to yellow lights to help nocturnal pollinators.
• Minimize the use of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides.
• If installing a “Bee Hotel”, make sure you are using the right nesting material.