As I was buzzing around the yard recently, I realized that something else was buzzing around — bees. I love seeing bees making the rounds, but it does seem like nature’s pollinators are declining every year.
June is National Pollinators Month, so I want to do a bibliographic shout-out to nature’s oh-so-important workers.
I have to admit that I when I think of pollinators, I automatically go to bees and butterflies. But there are many other species that contribute to the fertilization of plants.
Did you know that in addition to the beloved honey bee and butterfly, insect pollinators include certain species of wasps, flies, ants, beetles and moths? And then there are the vertebrate pollinators: mainly birds and bats, but also monkeys, rodents and even some lizards? Mother Nature is so awesome!
