#pollinatorhabitat — Public Fediverse posts

Annual wildflowers bring color and pollinators back every year https://www.allforgardening.com/1937234/annual-wildflowers-bring-color-and-pollinators-back-every-year/ #flowers #gardening #GardeningOregon #oregon #PollinatorHabitat #pollinators

📰 Sheep Are Helping Volkswagen Turn a Solar Farm into a Living Ecosystem

🐑 Poland: A flock of 100 sheep now grazes beneath 31,000 solar panels at VW’s Poznań plant, replacing mechanical mowing while improving soil, vegetation, and habitat quality.

🔆 The project is a large‑scale agrivoltaics experiment, pairing renewable energy with agriculture to boost biodiversity, reduce heat stress, and create cooler microclimates under the panels.

🤝 Researchers are tracking animal welfare, soil health, vegetation shifts, and insect habitat, showing how industrial solar sites can double as ecological corridors when managed thoughtfully.

🔗 https://electrek.co/2026/07/08/volkswagen-put-100-sheep-to-work-under-31000-solar-panels/

#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding
#Agrivoltaics #LandscapeEcology #RenewableEnergy #Biodiversity #SoilHealth #PollinatorHabitat #Sustainability #HabitatRestoration

Bulletin #7153, Understanding #NativeBees, the Great #Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitat in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet provides information on the native bees in Maine and their habitat requirements. It suggests ways to manage our yards for bees, so that the bees will survive, thrive and reproduce. Food plants, nest sites and appropriate nest materials are critical for enhancing bee habitats.

Includes a list of "some plants known to be attractive to native bees in Maine."

Excerpt: "Finding the Bees in Your Yard

The most likely place to find bees is in the flowers of native plants, when the day is sunny, relatively calm, and the temperature is above 70°F. To be active, fly and feed, bees need to be warm. A few species are active below 60°, but most prefer temperatures above 72°. Wind makes flying more difficult because it requires more energy. Although some species may be active by late February if temperatures are unusually warm, the vernal bee species (those present in the spring) generally become active by mid-April. You may observe them on early blooming flowers, such as willow catkins and dandelions. Some native bee species continue their activities into the autumn until the last asters, dandelions and autumn dandelions die. The greatest diversity and abundance of native bees is in midsummer, unless there is a lack of suitable flowers, perhaps because of drought, heavy rains, or how the landscape is managed.

Other places to find native bees are where they nest. Look at the soil along bare banks with a sunny southern exposure. Look in bramble canes, beetle borings in snags, and in abandoned birdhouses. If you do search for bee nests, remember to be cautious for yourself and respectful of them!"

Read more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7153e/

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorHabitat #MainePollinators #MaineBees #NativeBees #NativePlants #BeeFriendlyPlants #UMaineExtension #UmaineCooperativeExtension

#LosAltosCA - Creating a #Pollinator's Paradise: How to Attract Diverse Species to Your Yard

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos CA 94022

"Want to create beauty and support the environment? Join us for the third presentation in our #GoGreen Series and discover how to transform your landscape into a haven for pollinators.

You'll hear about:

- The ecological benefits of #NativeLandscapes from #GrassrootsEcology
- A #WoodlandPark Library project creating a thriving #PollinatorHabitat
- A local pilot program where 10 homes turned their yards into vibrant #PollinatorGardens

Get inspired and leave with ideas you can put into action at home."

FMI [includes request for accessibility accommodations]:
https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/69f0e8ccbd9a3c316a55f131

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #CaliforniaEvents #LibrariesRule! #NativePlants

West Ashley library gets a new pollinator garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1733772/west-ashley-library-gets-a-new-pollinator-garden/ #EagleScout #garden #HomeAndGarden #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorHabitat #WestAshley #WestAshleyLibrary

#nativeplants blooming in the yard this morning.
Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis)
Bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Camassia Quamash
Golden Alexanders (Zizia Aurea)
#Bloomscrolling #PollinatorHabitat
#Pollinators #Ohio

2/2 More plants that are alive:

5. fox sedge, spotted bee balm, hairy beardtongue
6. nodding onion
7. white wood aster
8. foxglove beardtongue

Our volunteer sessions for this #PollinateTO project will begin again on Saturday, May 17 from 9 AM to 10 AM.

Knob Hill Park
625 Brimley Rd
Scarborough, Ontario
Saturdays from 9 to 10 AM
Weather-permitting

#PollinatorHabitat #EcologicalGardening #CommunityGarden

Photos from my Toronto garden, July 20, 2024

-Purple coneflower - with a Question Mark butterfly (it has a question mark on the underwing)

-Cardinal flower - recently emerged, it likes even moisture

-Virginia mountain mint and Blue vervain - in a container with a native grass, possibly Sideoats grama

-Wild columbine - both blooming and providing seed at the same time, how cool is that?

#PollinatorHabitat