Pollinators

Mary decided to expand her garden by adding free-form aisles of pollinators and other native flowers.

But the greatest importance of honey bees to agriculture isn’t a product of the hive at all. It’s their work as crop pollinators.

What are the pollinators of heathers?

This orchid mimics the shape and colors of a pansy flower to attract pollinators that normally go to a pansy.

Many wasps are pollinators.

Colony collapse disorder has affected more than half the commercial honeybee hives in the United States. The importance of bees as agricultural pollinators has made identifying the source of CCD a top priority for researchers.

Cross-pollination from birds, bees and other insects is of value to more than just coffee. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says two-thirds of the world's crops require it. But Mr. Ricketts and his colleagues point out that recent declines in wild and managed bee populations throughout the world have aroused concern, prompting the United Nations to create the International Pollinators Initiative. This is a program to coordinate scientific investigation on ways to conserve animal pollinators.

Tom is focusing on growing plants that attract pollinators.

Pollinators love thistle.

Thistle is much loved by pollinators.