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- Attract diverse pollinators.
- Bloom in early spring or fall.
- Keep plants free of
pesticides, including
fungicides and insecticides.
- Leave dried leaves on the ground.
- Keep bare batches of both
disturbed and undisturbed ground.
- Non-aggressive bees.
- Leave 8-inch stems when cutting back
perennials and shrubs.
- Add a log or stump to your garden.
- Leave piles of dried grass and sticks
in undisturbed corners.
- Caterpillars need diverse plants
- Milkweed
- Native grasses
Climate change hurts pollinators through
- habitat loss
- extreme weather events
- range shifts
You can help by
- using clean energy sources
- planting trees and grasslands
- supporting sustainable agriculture
- supporting environmental regulations
Help monarchs by
- counting monarch eggs and caterpillars
- reporting what you find
- increasing understanding of monarch
breeding, biology, and distribution
monarchjointventure.org/mlmp
Help bumble bees by
- taking photos and sharing
- documenting trends and track rare
bumble bees
bumblebeewatch.org
Conduct a pollinator safari.
- Take photos of animals visiting flowers
- Share on iNaturalist.org
Learn more at www.beelab.umn.edu