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Showing posts with label pollinators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pollinators. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

2022 Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference by Nancy Shepard

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  This year’s Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants conference is being held on Saturday, February 26 th and runs 9:30 AM to 4 PM. I at...
Monday, May 18, 2020

How about a 2020 Victory Garden for Pollinators? by Vicky Spelman

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Daniyal Ghanavati - Pexels We’ve all read many articles about the decline of our pollinators.   With the same energy used in the origi...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Spring Bulbs for Pollinators by Vicky Spelman

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Hiliary Halliwell - Pexels All those bulbs you planted last Fall should be starting to pop up.  In March and April, we will still h...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Host Plants for Butterflies by Joyce D'Agostino

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Painted Lady Swallowtail We are all aware of the need to support pollinators in our gardens and this includes butterflies. Butterf...
Sunday, May 26, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Squash Bees

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Squash bee, photo courtesy Holly Prendeville, University of Nebraska This article is reprinted  from “Squash Bees” by Jim Cane, USDA ...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Flower Flies

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Tachinid fly, photo courtesy of Beatriz Moisset The two-winged insects (flies, gnats, mosquitos) is a very large and varied group. Many...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Leaf Cutting Bees

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A female leafcutter bee collecting pollen.   Image courtesy of Jim McCulloch. This article is excerpted from Leaf Cutting Bees (Megachi...
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Halictid Bees

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Sweat bee on wild rose,  photo courtesy LuRay Parker, Wyoming Wildlife In honor of the upcoming National Pollinator Week (June 19-25)...
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Rufous Hummingbird

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< Rufous Hummingbird, photo courtesy Pollinator Partnership This article is excerpted from The Rufous Hummingbird: Small But Feist...
Sunday, April 21, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: The Colorado State Insect!

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Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly, photo courtesy statesymbolsusa.org Did you know that Colorado has a state insect? The Colorado Hairstr...
Sunday, April 14, 2019

Pollinator of the Week: Hawk (Sphinx) Moth

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A giant hawk moth ( Eumorpha typhon ) adult. Image by Alfred University artist Joseph Scheer. This information is excerpted from an ar...
Thursday, June 21, 2018

Pollinator Week: Providing Water for Pollinators

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Swallowtail drinking from a mud puddle, photo courtesy offset.com Creating a pollinator-friendly garden goes beyond providing pollinato...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Save Our Pollinators: What You Can Do by Patti O'Neal

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Photo by Donna Duffy Do you enjoy any of these foods?  Avocados, Blueberries, Apples Cherries, Chocolate, Coffee, Peaches, Vanilla?  Wh...
Monday, June 18, 2018

National Pollinator Week 2018: Gardening for Pollinators

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Pollinators on Opuntia bloom, photo by Donna Duffy June 18-24, 2018 has been designated National Pollinator Week.  Now is the time t...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Be a Habitat Hero!

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Does your garden supply habitat for songbirds and pollinators? If so, you can apply for Habitat Hero designation. A Habitat Hero garden...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Breakfast Without Bees by Patti O'Neal

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

On Earth Day, Commit to Protect Pollinators by Donna Duffy

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Wool Carder Bee, photo courtesy Whitney Crenshaw Imagine living in a world without flowers, fruit, coffee or even chocolate for that ...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

The Importance of Insect Pollinators by Audrey Stokes

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Bumblebee First things, first : What are pollinators? Many insects, birds, and animals help move pollen between flowers and act as ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Gardening Power to the People: Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

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It's that time of year to think about flowering plants to add to your landscape this year. In this short video, Rebecca Anderson, Jeff...