Protecting Pollinators

Sign the Pollinator Protection Pledge

The pollinator protection pledge is based on four simple principles: Grow pollinator-friendly flowers, provide nest sites, avoid pesticides, and spread the word. These core values apply equally to urban community gardens, suburban yards, city parks, and farms—making them possible to implement anywhere, anytime!

Find Pollinator Conservation Resources

The Pollinator Conservation Resource Center provides region-specific plant lists, habitat establishment guides, local seed vendors, and more—all the information necessary to create effective pollinator habitat!

For Farmers & Food Companies: Bee Better Certified

Bee Better Certified® partners with farmers and food companies to conserve bees and other pollinators in agricultural lands. Our work advances more resilient pollinator populations and sustainable crop production.

For Communities & Campuses: Bee City USA & Bee Campus USA

Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA galvanize communities to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants, and free to nearly free of pesticides.

Yards & Gardens

Farmlands

Rangelands

Roadsides & Rights-of-Way

Cities & Towns

Natural Lands

Education

Find resources for teaching about the importance of pollinators and what you can do to help.

Companies

Support pollinators in your supply chain, at your facilities, and engage your customers.

Understanding Pesticides

Learn about the risks to pollinators and other invertebrates, and find alternatives.

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

Even a humble puddle can make a big impact for your backyard wildlife. Learn how to make one that fits your space.

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

It’s easy to add small features, like a brush pile, dead stems, or a leafy corner that can make a big difference for wildlife! Here's how.

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

While we can wear respirators and turn on air filters to manage the impacts of air pollution, pollinators have to rely on us to protect them.

Ted Burk: A Professor Dedicated to Conservation

From crickets to regal fritillaries: one biologist’s fascinating career is inspiring his students to engage with insect conservation.

Person sit in front of garden shed in late winter, with dead leaves and brush around their feet

For Pollinators' Sakes, Don’t Spring into Garden Cleanup Too Soon!

Early spring garden cleanup can disrupt critical invertebrate habitat and leave pollinators out in the cold. Our guidelines will help you determine when cleaning up won't bug the pollinators in your space.

Monarchs aggregating on a tree at one of their overwintering sites

Despite a Lower Peak Season, Western Monarchs Start Spring in Higher Numbers than 2023

Migratory western monarchs underwent a 28% seasonal decrease this winter before dispersing from overwintering sites.