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DoomsdaysCWExcerpt from "How to make your yard a friendlier place for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollination</a> doesn't only produce more plants – it also helps make fruits and vegetables larger, more abundant, and even more flavorful.by Abby Jackson, January 22, 2024 The Cool Down [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>-based publication]How to Support Pollinators in Your Yard"Plants are the foundation for every living thing on our planet, and without pollination, plants would be unable to reproduce and our food supply would be at risk."Here are a few things you can do to support their safety and protect our food resources for years to come: - Avoid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticides</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicides</a>, and synthetic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fertilizers</a> as much as possible. - Choose flowering plants that produce pollen and nectar, that are native to your area, and that support a variety of pollinators. Avoid hybrid plant varieties, as they've been bred specifically for aesthetics and may have unattractive nectar. - You can use the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWildlifeFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalWildlifeFederation</a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativePlant</a> finder to discover plants in your area that attract pollinators. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AudubonSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AudubonSociety</a> has a similar search that identifies native plants in your area that attract birds. - Follow seasonal changes and diversify your yard with plants that bloom at different times of the year for year-round blooms. - Remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvasivePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasivePlants</a> and weeds when possible. - Provide a hydration station. Birdbaths are hazards for many pollinators because they can easily drown in them and because they are preyed on by other animals. Filling a shallow bowl with pebbles or marbles to a low water level will allow pollinators to drink while sitting on a perch. [I do create "bee baths" with marbles and rocks. I will be very cautious if I decide to provide "bird baths" this summer] - Provide nesting sides, like a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHouse</a>. [Old logs can be good for some bees] - Use certain plants strictly as food for the larvae of pollinators to ensure they will have enough energy to grow and frequent your yard. For example, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonarchCaterpillars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonarchCaterpillars</a> [and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TussockMothLarvae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TussockMothLarvae</a>] love to eat <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/milkweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milkweed</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars</a> feed on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/parsley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parsley</a> [I did not know this! I will provide some parsley for their consumption this year!]"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rewilding</a> your yard with native plants and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/clovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clovers</a>, designating a garden bed to attract pollinators, or even having a pollinator-friendly plant in a pot on your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/balcony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#balcony</a> are other ways you can make your area a friendlier space for pollinators. "Any action that helps pollinators is a positive action that benefits you and the animals and nature around you."Read more: <a href="https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/how-to-make-your-yard-a-friendlier-place-for-pollinators/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/how-to-make-your-yard-a-friendlier-place-for-pollinators/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCWExcerpt from "How to make a bee-friendly garden" [in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>]<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BBCGardenersWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BBCGardenersWorld</a> Magazine Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 "Grow 'woolly' plantsWool carder bees are one of the UK's largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolitaryBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolitaryBees</a> , and they get their name from their practise of collecting hairs from plant leaves and stems, in order to build the cells within their nests. The plants you can grow to provide the 'wool' include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LambsEars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LambsEars</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Stachys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stachys</a>) and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mullein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mullein</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Verbascum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Verbascum</a>) species."<a href="https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/how-to-make-a-bee-friendly-garden/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/how-to-make-a-bee-friendly-garden/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKGardens</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeFriendlyGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeFriendlyGardens</a>

DoomsdaysCWExcerpt from "Gardening for Butterflies and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a>" -- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IowaStateUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IowaStateUniversity</a> Cooperative Extension"Common Pollinators in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iowa</a>"Common insect pollinators in Iowa include honey bees [not native, and can compete and overwhelm native bees], <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolitaryBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolitaryBees</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetles</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterflies</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ants</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a>. These insects are not selflessly doing a favor to the flowers. The insects are enticed to do the job with a reward of food. The food is usually nectar (sugar and water) and pollen (protein).How to Establish a Butterfly or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollinatorGarden</a>"Sunny Location"Locate your garden where it receives the greatest amount of sun exposure possible. Insects such as butterflies and pollinators are cold-blooded and depend on the sun to warm their bodies. Also, the plants on which butterflies and pollinators depend generally grow better in full sun (six or more hours of sunshine per day)."Nectar and Pollen Sources"Different species of butterflies and pollinating insects are active at different times of the year. Therefore it is important to provide pollen and nectar sources throughout the growing season and offer various flower shapes and sizes. Plant in groups—not rows— to increase the likelihood of butterflies and pollinators finding and choosing your garden for a feeding stop."Web page: <a href="https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/resource/gardening-butterflies-and-pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/resource/gardening-butterflies-and-pollinators</a>Link to PDF: <a href="https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/5736" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/5736</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

RamenCatholic 🐢🌈For your <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> pleasure, I present one of my small <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/RainGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RainGardens</a>Bonus <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GnomeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GnomeWar</a> locations in <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardenForWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardenForWildlife</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardeningForWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForWildlife</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BeeSafeYard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeSafeYard</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardensOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardensOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/RainGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RainGarden</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardenPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardenPhotography</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardens</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GardenGnomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardenGnomes</a>

PhoenixSerenityI enjoy spending time with bees & watching them do their bee things. I keep shallow water dishes w/pebbles(to prevent from drowning) around the yards for the benefit of beloved bees 🐝💧We have a few <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> hives in both front/back yards. Our gardens get tons of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> activity. There's a neighbour who's a beekeeper too. Last year he lost all his bees from fast spreading bee wing disease & had to start anew.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Saanich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saanich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VictoriaBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PNW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

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