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Milkweed provides food for the Monarch butterfly, it also supports other pollinators such as honey bees that are vital to agriculture. Milkweed also provides homes for beneficial insects that control the spread of destructive insects. Dianne Johnson photographer, USDA photo
A worker Eastern Bumble Bee braces herself on the petals of a hosta flower while reaching the nectar reservoir with her long tongue. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, September 12, 2022.
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A healthy pollinator population is important for food and seed production. The Vancouver Park Board worked with UBC students through CityStudio Vancouver to create three prototypes for housing some of these tiny yet critical Vancouver residents. UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture students produced these designs and are testing them here. The Fifth and Pine Pop-up Park provides a unique testing ground that benefits pollinators and people. Have a look around you. What kind of pollinator creatures do you see?
Everything has had such a thick layer of pollen on it lately~~including the cats. It shows up really well on Little One.
- Identification of species: White Sage
- Probable Pollination System: BI (Birds, specifically hummingbirds)
*ANSWERED QUESTIONS*
1. How many types of pollinators visited this plant?
There was just one pollinator: hummingbird.
2. Did the visitors match your predictions for this species?
No, it did not match my predictions because I thought only butterflies would be present there.
3. What was the total pollinator per hour on a per flower basis for this plant at your site (multiply the number of visitors by 4 and divide by the number of flowers.)?
1 (hummingbird) x4 = 4 / 1 (number of flowers a pollinator landed on) = 4 total pollinator per hour
4. If this is the plant with the highest visitation rate, also include a line with an estimate the highest pollinator per hour for the most pollinator across all species.
The average pollinator per hour was 4 less than the national average for this type of flower species.
5. The national average for pollinator per hour is around 10, was your site higher or lower?
Lower
6. Do you think pollinator service can serve a proxy for other types of ecosystem services (water filtration, soil production, air quality....)? Which ones do you expect to be most closely allied and why?
Yes, I do think pollinator service can serve a proxy for other types of ecosystem services. Good soil production and good air quality will definitely attract the pollinators! Good air quality = expands oxygen/CO2 = photosynthesis = pretty sunlight to enable their growth. Good soil = more nutrients, fertilization, decomposing = grows healthy = happy plants/flowers! :)
Natural Resources Conservation Services has planted several pollinator plots across the state. The idea is to have flowering plants as early in the spring and late in the fall as possible. There are two plots near Elkhart Iowa. Looking at the image for ISU's Pollinator plot you can see some difference in the plant mix but the same end result. Taken 9/19/18
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Milkweed provides food for the Monarch butterfly, it also supports other pollinators such as honey bees that are vital to agriculture. Milkweed also provides homes for beneficial insects that control the spread of destructive insects. Dianne Johnson photographer, USDA photo
Pollinators take many shapes and sizes. Let's celebrate National Pollinator Week!
Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS
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Out watering the garden with my morning tea, I spotted this tiny pollinator exploring the Victoria Blue Salvia in my garden. I have no idea what the species is, but he was quite unconcerned about me pushing my little Lumix P&S, on macro mode, right up close to him. According to the metadata, I was 4.3 mm away.This show doesn't really show how tiny he is. The previous photo shown in comments) is included for scale The flower is maybe 3 inches tall. [gratitude]
Ayleen Gutierrez created a habitat for the Pollinator Lounge at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Elizabeth Peters.
Just returned from Baltimore were our grandbaby had surgery. All is well and we are so happy. Will try to catch up in the coming weeks !!!!!
Pollinators and spiders from the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Landisville, PA
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Almost half of the U.S. Mission’s lawn has been converted to a Prairie seeded with indigenous plants. Just over a year ago, the U.S. Mission joined Geneva's Garden Charter and tilled our lawn, formerly a monoculture of grass, to be re-planted with a special mixture of indigenous wild grass and plant species prepared by the Canton of Geneva's conservation office (The seed mix is called Prairie Fleurie / Melange de Genève). This spring our gardens are bursting with life and color to the delight of U.S. Mission staff and visitors! The new gardens are easier to care for, better for biodiversity, and require no water.
U.S. Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers
This was taken in my backyard with a EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM on a Canon EOS 60D.
Hand held at 100mm 1/250 @ f/4.5 ISO 100
Just a glimpse, because I was simply too lazy to run back into the house for my other lens! You can see how crookedly the bug bath sits. That's life (but we will figure it out eventually).
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