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| Photo: Kimberly Sheahan |
Late spring is a wonderful time in Colorado - gardens are beginning to hit their stride and show off their magnificent blooms and the pollinators are hard at work. A wonderful way to support pollinators and beneficial insects that you've attracted to your garden is to provide them their own water source separate from birds. Typically, a bird bath is too deep for pollinators as well as potentially putting them near predators.
Pictured – A bumblebee enjoying a Penstemon pseudospectabilis “Desert beardtongue”
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| Photo: Kimberly Sheahan |
A shallow pot such as the one pictured below is a marvelous option for creating the bath. This one is 10 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep. It is filled with varying sizes of rocks to allow the pollinators to rest right on/near the water.
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| Photo: Kimberly Sheahan |
A few tips to remember when creating your pollinator bath:
· Keep it shallow
· Place rocks or wood in it to provide support
· Change the water every few days to keep mosquitoes eggs from hatching
Find out more about creating a pollinator habitat here: Pollinator Habitat