7 Things You Can Do For Pollinators

1. PLANT FOR POLLINATORS

• Habitat opportunities abound on every landscape – from window boxes to acres of farms to corporate campuses to utility and roadside corridors – every site can be habitat.
• Utilize plants native to your area (or at the least, noninvasive for your area). 
• Utilize the Ecoregional Planting Guides and the Garden Recipe Cards to create or enhance your pollinator garden. Decide among the plant material options - seeds, plugs, plants or a combination.
• Know your soil type and select appropriate plant material. Plant in clusters to create a "target” for pollinators to find. Plant for continuous bloom throughout the growing season from spring to fall. Select a site that is removed from wind, has at least partial sun, and can provide water.
• Allow material from dead branches and logs remain as nesting sites; reduce mulch to allow patches of bare ground for ground-nesting bees to utilize; consider installing wood nesting blocks for wood-nesting natives.

2. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE IMPACT OF PESTICIDES

• Check out the Pesticides Learning Center on the Pollinator Partnership website to learn more about the interactions between pollinators and pesticides!

3. REGISTER AS A BEE FRIENDLY FARMING GARDEN

• Register your home or community garden with Bee Friendly Farming Garden to showcase your commitment to pollinator health!
• Along with your registration, you can opt to receive your very own BFF Garden sign, to encourage others to do the same.
• Your registered garden will appear on the Bee Friendly Farming map, along with any photos you choose to submit.
• Apply here! Additional information can be found at www.pollinator.org or by contacting info@pollinator.org.

4. REACH OUT TO OTHERS – INFORM AND INSPIRE

• Utilize all the materials available to help you tell the story of pollinators
• Especially during National Pollinator Week (June 20 - 26, 2022)
• Tell local and state government officials that you care about pollinator health

5. SUPPORT LOCAL BEES AND BEEKEEPERS

• Buying local honey supports the beekeepers in your area
• If you're concerned about the number of chemicals use in agriculture, buy organic.
• If you're concerned about contributions to global carbon emissions, buy local.

6. CONSERVE ALL OF OUR RESOURCES; USE LESS AND REDUCE YOUR IMPACT

• Pollinators are dramatically affected by extremes in weather
• Climate change puts pressure on native ranges and overwintering sites.

7. SUPPORT THE WORK OF GROUPS PROMOTING SCIENCE BASED, PRACTICAL EFFORTS FOR POLLINATORS