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Pollinators

A rake leaning against a shed, with dried leaves left untidied on the ground.
For Pollinators' Sakes, Don’t Spring into Garden Cleanup Too Soon!
On-farm perennial habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects. These fall blooming plants include black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and goldenrod (Solidago spp.).
How To Control Garden Pests While Supporting Pollinators
Leaf cutter bees have snipped multiple disc-sized pieces from these pink Clarkia aomena flowers
Nature Notes: Snapshots of the Wildlife in our Gardens
A queen bumble bee looks for a spot within a thick leaf cover.
Leave the Leaves!
Several people, both women and men, each carrying butterfly nets, gather together to look excitedly at a bee identification guide. Two are holding bees in plastic containers, comparing them to the guide.
From the Field: Searching for Pollinators in an Iowa Prairie
Four people, two white and two black, holding shovels and smiling while standing in front of several freshly planted native flowers. Behind them tarps protect a small plot of crops.
Inspiration for Pollinator Conservation: Habitat Kits for Urban Farms and Gardens
A stream winding past a livestock pasture. The stream is surrounded by planted tree saplings and small shrubs so that the bare pasture does not reach the stream.
Inspiration for Pollinator Conservation: Protecting Waterways with Pollinator Habitat
A hedgerow planted to provide habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects on a farm. All the species in the hedgerow were chosen because they also provide fruit, flowers, or some other product that is edible.
Inspiration for Pollinator Conservation: Hedgerow Habitat on Farms
A grassland covered in colorful wildflowers
Inspiration for Pollinator Conservation: Wildflowers on Rangelands
A plastic container of blueberries at a grocery store. The packaging is labeled with the Bee Better Certified seal.
More Retailers Are Requiring Produce to be Certified as Pollinator-Friendly
Looking from a wetland and natural area in a park out into the surrounding streets. Many of the houses have unnecessary lighting in their backyards that throw light far into the wetlands. Instead of darkness, the sky behind the lights is a bright grey, blocking out all but the brightest stars, which are just barely visible.
To Protect Pollinators, We Need to Fight Light Pollution
Phyllis Stiles, an older white woman with grey hair, presenting a table display at a local environmental festival. She is smiling and surrounded by information about pollinators.
The Buzz Behind Bee City USA: Phyllis Stiles and Pollinator Conservation
A bee emerging from its nest entrance, which has been dug into sandy soil. The bee has a black body covered all over in short blonde fur.
Clear Space for Bees: Why Pollinators in Your Yard Need Access To Bare Ground
A large fluffy bee drinking from a shallow pool of water
If You’re Thirsty, They’re Thirsty: Make a Simple Water Source To Support Pollinators
A bright metallic green bee peeking its head out of a round hole in a mossy log. Once, a beetle excavated this tunnel, on its way out from the fallen log that it had lived inside as a larva. Now, the bee has remodeled the tunnel for its nest.
Tiny Places for Tiny Animals: Building the Microhabitats that Bugs Need to Thrive
A roadside field, with wildflowers, amidst the haze of wildfire smoke. The air is thick, and it is difficult to see far at all
Air Pollution Hurts Pollinators Too, but We Can Help
Over a hundred students circle around a speaker, listening to instructions for the day
Middle School Students Plant Habitat at a Washington Orchard
U School garden in front of the school, which is painted in murals
High School Students Depave a Parking Lot to Plant a Garden
Bee City folks celebrating a tiny pollinator park
Bee City USA Celebrates its Tenth Year
white clover as cover crop
Pollinator Friendly Cover Cropping for Vegetable Farmers
lacey phacelia
Midsummer Management of Crop Pests and Pollinators
Bee pollinating flower
Meet the Cast of Pollinator Week
Bumble bee flies from flower to flower along the Santa Fe Pollinator Trail
A Journey Down the Santa Fe Pollinator Trail
violets blooming in a yard
No Mow May: A Gateway to Better Landscape Management for Bees
Butterflies on blooming coyote bush
These Are My Most Trusted Native Plants for Restoration and Here’s Why
Endangered southern plains bumble bee on milkweed blooms
Summer on the Arkansas Prairie
Catchment habitat designed to capture nutrient and sediment runoff, like this flowering prairie strip at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge in Iowa, may be more ubiquitously contaminated with pesticides used in nearby crop fields than other types of habitat in agricultural landscapes. (Photo: Lynn Betts, NRCS/SWCS, Flickr)
Part 2: How research about pesticide risks informs our efforts to rewild agricultural landscapes
Bombus fraternus on sunflower (Photo: K. Hayden)
Pollinator Week 2022: Meet Our Staff Favorites
Emily Spindler samples pollinators in New Mexico (Photo: Aimee Code, Xerces Society)
Protecting New Mexico's Very Hungry Caterpillars
Community garden in Omaha NE. Squash flowers in front of an apartment complex. Photo: Jennifer Hopwood, Xerces Society
Investing in pollinator conservation through urban agriculture
Cover crop blooms in an orchard (Photo: Xerces Society)
More Than Food: A New Roadmap for Agriculture
New Roots Community Farm in New York City (Photograph by Dina Garcia).
Habitat Kits: Partnering to Support Monarchs and Pollinators
Part of the bison herd at Rockie Hill Bison Farm, with a view of the city of Winona and the Mississippi River in the background. Photo: Gail Griffin
Selecting seeds for bison, pollinators to share the land
A remodeled park included a daylighted creek, flowering meadow, and playground (Photo: Matthew Shepherd).
New Guidelines Support Creation of Pollinator-Friendly Parks
Shrubs and a pile of leaves stand near a pollinator habitat sign. (Photo: Matthew Shepherd / Xerces Society)
Midwinter Tasks for Pollinator Gardening
A front garden in which flowers have been planted. Small circles of recently dug soil surround each small, green plant. The garden is edged by a wooden fence made of two horizontal rails and widely spaced posts. In the foreground, attached to the fence is a sign. The sign is green, with colorful flowers and an orange butterfly and brown lettering that says “pollinator habitat”.
Santa Fe Pollinator Habitat Kit Program Connects Pollinators and People
Two moths with pink and brown wings and very hairy, pale brown bodies drink nectar from a yellow flower
For the Love of Moths
A brown cardboard box has been opened to show the contents, bundles of newly printed books. The books are a gray-green color, with a photograph that shows two yellow and orange bumble bees on a pink flower.
Reflections on Two Decades of Pollinator Conservation
Metallic green sweat bee drinking nectar from a pink flower. The bee is glittering with gold in the sunshine.
Bees of the Eastern Forests
A pale brown bee with very long antennae forages on a sunflower
Pollinators Take Priority as Xerces Expands Work in New Mexico
Fire truck drives across a burning landscape, with the sky full of brown smoke
Australia’s Green Carpenter Bee on the Brink
The hole in the end of this broken flower stem is filled with neatly cut pieces of leaf, a sure sign that a leafcutter bee has made a nest.
The hole in the end of this broken flower stem is filled with neatly cut pieces of leaf, a sure sign that a leafcutter bee has made a nest.
Moving Beyond Flowers: Natural Nesting Habitat for Bees and other Insects
A hairy, yellow-and-black bumble bee forages on a pink flower head of joe-pye weed.
A hairy, yellow-and-black bumble bee forages on a pink flower head of joe-pye weed.
Climate News Roundup: The Link Between Climate Change and Biodiversity
An orange-and-black striped checkered beetle foraging on yellow flowers
Notes from the Other Orders: Beetles as Pollinators
The white colored yucca moth is dwarfed by the person's thumbnail on which it perches
The Night Shift: Moths as Nocturnal Pollinators
the bright orange face of giant hornets is a distinctive feature
An Unlikely Invasion: Giant Hornets in North America
This graphic depicts a Checklist of Actions to Promote Pollinators in Yards, Gardens, and Parks; a score sheet for your site; a plant list; and a phone displaying a photo of some flowering habitat in front of a small house.
How to Maximize Benefits to Pollinators in Cities and Towns
Two women, one with dark hair and a hat, and one with bright red hair, look at a white insect net while standing in a grassy field.
Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas: Doing a Little to Impact the Whole
A fuzzy, primarily yellow, bee flies towards a purple sprig of flowers. The bee and the flowers are in sharp focus. The background, made up of purples and reds, is blurred.
This Earth Week, Let's Bring Communities Together to Protect Pollinators
A fuzzy, round-bodied, orange bee perches on a pale purple flower.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest - February 2020
A long line of people of diverse ages, genders, and races are all sporting bright yellow and black-striped bee outfits in an outdoor festival setting.
Evolution in Attitudes Leads to Greater Interest in Pollinator Conservation
A fuzzy bee with black and gray stripes gathers pollen in the middle of a purple flower.
Support Pollinator Conservation by Reducing or Eliminating Pesticide Use in Urban Environments
A kid stands in a verdant landscape with blue sky. He is putting something into his mouth as he stands near a hedgerow with fruit and flowers on it.
Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees, Provides a Chance to Support Invertebrates
On a sunny day with blue sky, five people stand talking together in the foreground of a beautiful landscape. Behind them is a pear orchard, and beyond is the snow-covered, triangular form of Mt. Hood.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest - January 2020
A grassy field ringed by trees bursts with color. It is populated by many different flower species.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2019
In this close-up photo, a monarch perches atop a cluster of small, white and pink flowers. The image is so detailed, you can see the eye of the monarch, and the scales on its wings.
Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits Designed to Support Imperiled Western Monarchs
This is a two-part image. On the left is a dry, arid, agricultural landscape with a lot of bare dirt. On the right is the same landscape, but with a flowering hedgerow that recedes into the distance, and a small, gray butterfly perched on a small, thin branch with flowers in the foreground.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – November 2019
A tall woman with short, white hair who is holding a Xerces pollinator habitat sign stands next to a woman with dark hair and a dark down coat, in the entrance to a garden.
Bee City USA Begins a New Chapter
Colorful blooms of blue, red, and yellow blanket the rows between newly-planted saplings.
Starting from Scratch: New Hampshire Farm Dives into Conservation Biological Control
In this landscape image, rows of green, leafy trees are on the left, and on the right are blossoming cover crops of various colors. There is also blue sky and puffy clouds to round out this idyllic scene.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 2019
Dead bees lay scattered on asphalt. A pencil is laid alongside them to help with estimates.
To Protect Pollinators We Must Address All Risk Factors
Rugged mountains and pine trees, some reddish brown and some green, are shown in this Colorado landscape.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – September 2019
A beautiful, colorful garden bursts with a variety of blooms. In the background, a partially obscured, brightly-painted house stands. In the foreground is a Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign.
Nature Close to Home: Reimagining Gardens to Support Invertebrates
People are crouched, planting native species in a new beetle bank in Iowa.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – August 2019
An assortment of colors among a flowering hedgerow add life to an arid landscape.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – June 2019
A pollinator habitat sign sits proudly among many bright blooms.
Let’s Make Every Week Pollinator Week!
A beautiful, bright orange monarch perches atop bright pink milkweed blossoms.
Working to Conserve Monarchs from Coast to Coast
A fuzzy bee with big, shiny eyes peers out of a hole in bare dirt.
A fuzzy bee with big, shiny eyes peers out of a hole in bare dirt.
Remember the Ground Nesting Bees when You Make Your Patch of Land Pollinator-Friendly
Bright yellow flowers reach upwards in this low-angle shot.
Managing Invertebrate-Friendly Gardens
A bumble bee holds tightly to a cluster of purple flowers.
Introducing Xerces’ Newest Community Science Project: Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
Two women walk through a garden with abundant, colorful flowers.
Bee City USA: Galvanizing Communities to Reverse Pollinator Decline
A Xerces Society Pollinator Habitat sign stands proudly among a blossoming garden.
Bring Back the Pollinators During National Pollinator Week
A monarch and a goldenrod soldier beetle share a pale purple thistle.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – May 2019
A thick bed of bright green clover blooms with red and white flowers amid rows of almond trees.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – April 2019
A fuzzy, gray and black bee collects pollen from a purple flower.
Bee City USA Mobilizes Communities to Support Imperiled Pollinators—Here’s How to Join
Red-orange poppies pepper a verdant hillside.
Bee Better Certified Engages the Almond Industry
A globe, in the darkness of space, with invertebrates on all the continents and in the oceans.
Pledge to Bring Back the Pollinators—on Earth Day and Every Day
Young community scientists planting.
Community Scientists Take on the Cultivar Conundrum
A field of sunflowers bordering a field.
Bee Better Certified: An Evolving Standard
Landscaping outside an office building includes purple coneflower and goldenrod.
Mitigating the Effects of Heat on Urban Pollinators
A group of smiling people poses with their shovels and other implements by a flowering hedgerow.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – February 2019
Children tend plantings in a raised bed.
Cedaroak Park Primary School Gardens Offer Learning Opportunities
A western monarch rests on the side of a tree with furrowed bark.
New Year’s Count of Western Monarchs Confirms Decline, Trends Seen in Previous Years
A tractor and some other farm equipment in the background are dwarfed by blooming plants in the foreground of this photo of an arid agricultural area.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – January 2019
Long-horned bee collecting pollen from a bright yellow and red plains coreopsis.
Pollinators and the 2018 Farm Bill
Prairie grasses and flowers are illuminated beautifully by low, golden sunlight.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2018
A fuzzy bee with yellow and black stripes, as well as a rust-colored patch on its back, holds tightly to a pink flower.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – November 2018
Brown-belted bumble bee nectaring on eastern redbud.
A Shifting Climate Creates Winners and Losers
A large creamy-yellow-and-black butterfly rests atop a pale purple flower.
The Striking Beauty of Oklahoma’s Butterflies
Purple asters bloom against a green background.
Fall Garden Tips to Benefit Bumble Bees All Year
Closeup of beautiful, layered pink and white petals.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 2018
A bumble bee perches on a yellow flower.
The Xerces Society Seeks Endangered Species Protections for California Bumble Bees
Red-and-green apples are clustered on a tree branch.
Celebrate Invertebrates During National Apple Month
A pollen-covered bee sits deep inside a bright-orange squash flower.
Can Robobees Solve the Pollination Crisis?
The author stands in a field holding a net while talking during a demonstration.
Kicking Off Canadian Bumble Bee Watch Training Events!
A bee is deep inside a brilliant orange-and-red flower.
#PicturePerfectPollinator Photo Contest Winners
A bee sits on top of a yellow flower.
Surprising Results from a Survey of Bumble Bee Watch Users
The Sran Family Orchards logo
Sran Family Orchards: The First Bee Better Certified Farm
A close cluster of bright yellow blooms brightens a yard.
Picking Plants for Pollinators: The Cultivar Conundrum
golden crownbeard
Autumn Pollinators in Oklahoma
aromatic aster
Planning Your Plantings for Climate Resiliency
fall landscape
Going Beyond the Bloom: Don’t Be Just A Flower-Weather Friend
bombus impatiens
Community Science Data Aids in Expert Testimony on Regulation of Commercially Bred Bumble Bees
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Telluride Teen Takes Action Helping Pollinators
milkweed seed pod
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Harvesting Milkweed Seed: a Pod and a Plan
Group photo of pollinator team staff gathered in Minnesota for a training event
Xerces’ Pollinator Team Grows, Again
A Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign stands proudly in a lush garden.
Protecting Pollinators One Community at a Time
pollinator garden with a pollinator habitat sign
Are you up for the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge?
Numerous bamboo tubes stand upright. Some have hollow ends, and some have mud filling the opening. A small bee perches atop one of them.
5 Ways to Increase Nesting Habitat for Native Bees
A field bursting with bright yellow flowers is shown.
Conservation Comes Home
apple
Celebrate Apples by Celebrating Their Pollinators!
bee on sunflower
Shortfalls of EPA’s Preliminary Risk Assessment for Imidacloprid
vaughan garden
A Mother-and-Son Perspective on a Pollinator Garden
squash bee
Delectable Native Plants Attract a Very Special Crowd
spring wildflowers
Wildflowers, Harbingers of Spring
 

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