06/23/2022
Happy Pollinator Week!!! 🦋🐝🐞🪰🦇
This year, June 20-26th is National Pollinator Week, a time to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators and a reminder to to support your local populations! What are some examples of pollinators that we all depend on?
🦋 Butterflies! In addition to their magnificent beauty, butterflies are incredible pollinators that support local environments.
🐝 Bees! Bees are very important pollinators. In fact, they are considered a keystone species, meaning many ecosystems (and billions of humans) depend on them for their essential pollination services!
🦇Bats! Did you know that bats are actually very important pollinators?😳 In desert climates, such as much of Southern California, many plants have evolved with bats as their primary pollinators. Many species depend on them for these services.
So how can support your local pollinator populations?
🌻 Plant a pollinator garden! Be sure to include as many native varieties as possible as local pollinators thrive most with these species.
🌵Incorporate more natives into an existing garden. Don’t worry if you haven’t yet included many natives in your garden, there are always way to bring them into a space!
🐛Go organic! Non-organic pesticides have been linked to decreased pollinator populations. Go organic to reduce population decline.
👩🏽🌾Support local environmental/regenerative agriculture organizations and farmers! Buying produce from local farmers using sustainable practices is a great way to support pollinators and your community.
