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ENVIRONMENT

POLLINATORS

UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE

Bees and butterflies face serious threats from a variety of sources, ranging from the impacts of climate change and industrialized agriculture's use of monocropping and pesticides, to the decrease in healthy food sources and habitat.

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  1. The chemicals used to remove weeds from farm crops, ballfields, parks, gardens and back yards also kill native plants and flowers that pollinators need for energy.

  2. Urban sprawl that replaces open fields with roads and parking lots also eliminates important habitat and food sources.

  3. Climate change is changing natural patterns that pollinators rely on—from the timing of blooming flowers, to the schedule of hibernation or migration.

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Beekeeper Holding a Honeycomb

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

  1. Plant a pollinator-friendly garden. Example >

  2. Install a bee house in your back yard.

  3. Subscribe to Rent Mason Bees to bring docile bees to help pollinate your neighborhood while you expand native bee populations.

  4. Buy honey from local beekeepers to support their efforts.

  5. Don't use weed killer sprays or bug poisons.

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