#pollinators — Public Fediverse posts

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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Solitary Bee Lifecycle.
Quick Version!
Adults emerge in spring/summer.
Mate.
Male dies.
Female starts nest.
Lays up to 30 eggs in individual pods stocked with pollen and nectar.
Female dies.
Young pupate over winter.
Emerge in spring.
#bees #nature#biodiversity
#climate #environment
#worldbeesanctuary #education
#science #pollinators

Joe Pye Weed (genus Eutrochium, formerly Eupatorium; why do they keep changing the names?). Several species, important nectar sources and host plants for many butterflies and moths. Named for a Native American herbalist, the plant has a long history of medicinal uses. See https://tinyurl.com/ye2yrxmm and https://tinyurl.com/5xmbhb77.

#plants #flowers #wildflowers #botany #biology #nature #naturephotography #flowerphotography #biodiversity #ecology #garden #gardening #gardens #pollinators #lepidoptera

Black swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed #flowers #pollinators #butterflies

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦋📡 Scientists strapped #solar-powered #radio transmitters onto monarch #butterflies in #California to track their #winter habitat use.

They attached the tiny backpacks with eyelash glue after weighing each insect to confirm it could carry the gear. Chilly pre-dawn temperatures kept the cold-blooded butterflies still enough to handle safely.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/monarch-butterfly-migration-tracking/

#monarchbutterfly #science #news #wildlife #conservation #insects #nature #pollinators #migration #endangered

Virginia woman’s passion project blooms into network of gardens and business https://www.allforgardening.com/1930357/virginia-womans-passion-project-blooms-into-network-of-gardens-and-business/ #ecosystem #garden #gardening #GardeningVirginia #green #HamptonRoads #NativePlants #norfolk #organic #pollinators #sustainable #virginia

The Magic of a Front Yard Edible Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1929369/the-magic-of-a-front-yard-edible-garden/ #birds #EastCoast #EastCoastFrontYardGarden #EastCoastFrontYardGardening #ecosystem #EdibleGarden #FrontYardGarden #FrontYardGardening #FrontYard? #GardenDesign #GardeningZone #GrowingFood #insects #irrigation #monarch #MonarchWaystation #neighborhood #neighbors #planting #pollinators #RaisedBeds #RemoveGrass #UrbanGardener #wildlife

A moment's rest in some form of chase

🌱🌿 #nativeplants #bloomscrolling
🦋 #butterflies #pollinators #invertebrates #bugsky
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65

📰 Yes, Virginia, There's a New Agrivoltaics Law Supporting Wildlife-Friendly Farming

🌎 Virginia, U.S.: Legislation has been adopted to encourage agrivoltaics, where agriculture and solar development share the same land.

☀️ Projects may allow crops or livestock to coexist with renewable energy infrastructure instead of competing for space.

🐝 Well-designed agrivoltaic systems can also create opportunities for pollinator habitat and biodiversity gains.

🔗 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/food-and-farms/virginia-solar-with-farming
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity
#Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Agrivoltaics #Pollinators #RenewableEnergy

#bee feeding on #watermelon blooms.

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #pollinators #Bloomscrolling #Summer #flowers

Protecting West Virginia’s Rarest Butterflies https://www.allforgardening.com/1927749/protecting-west-virginias-rarest-butterflies/ #GardeningWestVirginia #MothsAndButterflies #pollinators #WestVirginia

We have a taste of CT spring; don’t jump yet on those plants https://www.allforgardening.com/1927584/we-have-a-taste-of-ct-spring-dont-jump-yet-on-those-plants/ #advice #column #connecticut #ct #CTNews #flowers #garden #gardening #GardeningConnecticut #HartfordCourant #how? #MaxImagePreview #plants #pollinators #seeds #spring #Starting #summer #temperature #UConn #UconnGardenCenter #weather! #What #WhenTo

Native plants offer beauty, support pollinators and thrive in PNW gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1927555/native-plants-offer-beauty-support-pollinators-and-thrive-in-pnw-gardens/ #bees #flowers #GardeningOregon #NativePlants #oregon #pollinators #shrubs

@Pollinators yes!! The most challenging area to restore was my meadow for this reason. Soil contaminated with invasive plant seeds. The biggest ongoing challenge is the continual weeding of invasive species. There are over 1220 introduced plants species in Ontario. I have some of the worst invasives in my own yard, despite my efforts. They're impossible to fully remove, and I refuse to use herbicides so it is hand combat. The struggle is real

#pollinators #nativeplants

Arizona bees need help from gardeners, experts say https://www.allforgardening.com/1926608/arizona-bees-need-help-from-gardeners-experts-say/ #arizona #ArizonaBackyardBeekeepersAssociation #ArizonaHoneybeeFestival #bees #GardeningArizona #honeybees #pollination #pollinators

This was the third weekend in a row with a #monarch #butterfly just flying circles though the yard. #NativePlants #pollinators #gardening

Texas mountain laurel earns Texas Superstar status https://www.allforgardening.com/1926095/texas-mountain-laurel-earns-texas-superstar-status/ #GardeningAndLandscaping #GardeningTexas #ornamentals #pollinators #texas #TexasSuperstars

Evanston Roundtable: Neighborly networks aim to boost pollinator populations one block at a time. “Evanston neighbors are getting together this summer to begin transforming their front yards into pollinator pathways. It’s all part of Bees on the Block, an action research project led by homegrown urban ecologist Libby Shafer.”