Farmers, as well as suburban property owners, can effectively install pollinator habitats. Ben Powell, MS, shared the importance and opportunity farmers have to plant a wide variety of native crops to provide pollinator habitat at a recent field day. His focus is on crop farmers in this article, but the content applies to suburbia, acreages, along roads and green spaces in more populated areas.
Powell says to remember parasitoids and recommends planting a wide variety of native plants to provide pollinator habitat and food for honeybees. Garden centers often offer end-of-season discounts for several of the plants listed.
Source: Southeast FarmPress, September 10, 2024. Link.
Parasitoids and moths, as well as bees and butterflies, are all valuable pollinators that can find a place on a farm.” = Ben Powell, MS
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