With a fast development we have weaken the relationship of plants and pollinators. There are visible trends for stabilizing the pollinator gardens.
Some tips for creating pollinator Garden.
- Plant plenty of nectar and pollen rich flowering plants. Please give preference to native plants over other choice.
- Avoid hybrid plants. They are often missing the fragrance and nectar
- Pick variety of flowers that bloom throughout the season
- Provide water in form of bird bath, shallow pool or a tiny mud puddle.
- Avoid using pesticides and herbicide
- Provide sites and materials for nesting and overwintering
- Try putting out slices of overripe bananas, oranges and other fruits to attract butterfly
- Include larval host plants in your landscape like milkweed for monarch
- For humming-bird place a nectar resource – hummingbird feeder
- Create a damp salt place for butterflies and bees
Following are some well know pollinator
Bees – Marigold, daisy, butterfly weed, aromatic herbs
Butterflies – Zinnia, Calendula, Daisy, Milkweed, Aster, Lupine, Thistle, Fennel, Hollyhock, Black-eyed Susan
Hummingbirds – Honeysuckle, Sage, Fuchsia, Jewelweed, Fireweed, Cardinal flower, Bee balm, Nasturtium, Century plant
Pollinating beetles – Aster, Sunflower, Rose and Butterfly weed
If you know some other pollinator and information please drop in a comment here or share with us on Priticious Facebook page.
Let’s give a corner in garden for a native plan !
Happy Gardening!
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I like to leave a few dandelions on the veg plot as they provide pollen for the bees in early spring. Also poached egg plants attract hoverflies,which will keep aphid numbers down.
really like the idea of poached eggs for hoverflies. Interesting !