{"id":402,"date":"2017-04-24T15:34:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/62e8580f91.nxcli.net\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2017-04-24T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:34:35","slug":"be-a-friend-to-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/?page_id=402","title":{"rendered":"Be A Friend to Pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>USDA &#8211; Natural Resource Conservation Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three-fourths of the world&#8217;s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce. Most fruit, vegetable and seed crops and other plants that provide fiber, medicines, and fuel, are pollinated by animals. A world without pollinators would be a world without apples, blueberries, strawberries, chocolate, almonds, melons, peaches or pumpkins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pollinators are in trouble!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bees, bats and other animal pollinators face many challenges in the modern world. Habitat loss, disease, parasites, and environmental contaminates have all contributed to the decline of many species of pollinators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How You Can Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use pollinator-friendly plants in your landscape. Shrubs and trees such as dogwood, blueberry, cherry, plum, and willow provide pollen or nectar in early spring when food is scarce.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a mixture of plants for spring, summer and fall. Different flower colors, shapes and scents will attract a wide variety of pollinators.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce or eliminate pesticide use in your landscape or incorporate plants that attract beneficial insects for pest control.<\/li>\n<li>Accept some plant damage on plants meant to provide habitat for butterfly and moth larvae<\/li>\n<li>Provide clean water for pollinators with a shallow dish, bowl or birdbath with half -submerged stones for perches<\/li>\n<li>leave dead tree trunks in your landscape for wood-nesting bees and beetles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Did you Know the honey bee alone contributes to the production of many billions of dollars worth of crops in America every year!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/stargazer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/stargazer-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/stargazer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/stargazer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mtalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/stargazer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA &#8211; Natural Resource Conservation Service: Three-fourths of the world&#8217;s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce. 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