POLLINATION IS THE MOVEMENT OF POLLEN FROM ONE FLOWER TO ANOTHER OF THE SAME SPECIES. NEARLY ALL FLOWERING PLANTS REQUIRE POLLINATION SOME

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1 POLLINATION IS THE MOVEMENT OF POLLEN FROM ONE FLOWER TO ANOTHER OF THE SAME SPECIES. NEARLY ALL FLOWERING PLANTS REQUIRE POLLINATION SOME SELF-POLLINATE WIND AND MOVING WATER DISPERSE POLLEN THE MAJORITY DEPEND UPON ANIMALS

2 HOW IT WORKS

A BIT MORE ABOUT POLLINATION FLOWERS BRIGHT COLORS AND STRONG SMELL ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT POLLINATORS A FEW PLANTS THAT DON T REQUIRE POLLINATION INCLUDE MOSSES AND FERNS, WHICH

3 A BIT MORE ABOUT POLLINATION FLOWERS BRIGHT COLORS AND STRONG SMELL ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT POLLINATORS A FEW PLANTS THAT DON T REQUIRE POLLINATION INCLUDE MOSSES AND FERNS, WHICH REPRODUCE FROM SPORES WIND POLLINATED PLANTS, SUCH AS CONIFERS, DON T NEED TO BE COLORFUL OR SWEET-SCENTED AND CAN HAVE NO OR INSIGNIFICANT PETALS SINCE THEY DO NOT NEED TO ATTRACT POLLINATORS

4 SYRPHID FLY 2 ND MOST IMPORTANT NATIVE POLLINATOR AKA HOVER FLY FLOWER FLY LOOKS LIKE A BEE, BUT ISN T. COMPLETELY HARMLESS!

5 THE NEED FOR BEES WHAT S THE BUZZ? BEES ARE A KEYSTONE SPECIES A VITAL LINK IN THE FOOD CHAIN ESSENTIAL TO A HEALTHY ECOSYSTME

6 HONEYBEES NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA INTRODUCED ON THE EAST COAST 400 YEARS AGO CAME TO CALIFORNIA DURING THE GOLD RUSH

7 IN CALIFORNIA ALONE ALMONDS DEPEND ENTIRELY UPON BEE POLLINATION A MILLION COLONIES A YEAR GET THE JOB DONE $20 BILLION A YEAR IN PROFIT FROM HONEYBEE POLLINATION

8 AND IF YOU RE STILL NOT CONVINCED.. SAVE THE HONEYBEES! - LYNN BRESHEARS MORE THEN 40% OF THE ALL-NATURAL FLAVORS THAT HAAGEN-DAZS HAS CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT ARE DEPENDENT UPON HONEYBEE PRODUCTION - HAAGEN-DAZS SPOKESPERSON KATTY PIEN

9 COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER *WORKER BEES DISAPPEAR *LEAVE THE QUEEN AND IMMATURE BEES BEHIND *LEAVE ENOUGH FOOD NO ONE SINGLE CAUSE, BUT A MULTITUDE OF STRESSES.

10 FARMERS FIGHT BACK! PLANTING HEDGEROWS AND BORDER AREAS PLANTING SOIL-IMPROVING COVER CROPS LEAVING UNDEVELOPED AREA

11 FOOD & FLOWERS HEALTH AND BEAUTY

HEDGEROWS HEDGES USUALLY CONSIST OF A SINGLE SPECIES PLANTED IN CLOSELY SPACED ROWS HEDGEROWS ARE A BROAD BED PLANTED WITH A VARIETY OF TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS

12 HEDGEROWS HEDGES USUALLY CONSIST OF A SINGLE SPECIES PLANTED IN CLOSELY SPACED ROWS HEDGEROWS ARE A BROAD BED PLANTED WITH A VARIETY OF TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS FARMERS ARE FINDING FEWER CROP PESTS AND MORE BENEFICIAL INSECTS WHEN FIELDS ARE EDGED WITH HEDGEROWS RATHER THAN CONVENTIONAL FIELD EDGES THOSE BENEFITS EXTEND INTO THE CROPS

13 COLORFUL BORDERS PLANT A VARIETY OF SIZES, SHAPES AND COLORS HEDGEROW STYLE PLANTINGS CAN HOLD STEEP SLOPES IN PLACE

14 BENEFITS OF GOING WILD PROVIDE DIVERSITY IN SINGLE CROP FIELDS ATTRACT BENEFICIAL INSECTS LESSEN THE NEED FOR PESTICIDES PROVIDE HABITAT FOR OTHER WILDLIFE PROVIDE WINDBREAKS IMPROVE SOIL QUALITY STABILIZE THE SOIL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY REDUCE DUST AND NOISE CREATE BEE HIGHWAYS

15 RETURN OF THE NATIVES

16 STURDY, METALLIC BLUE APPEAR IN EARLY SPRING SUPERPOLLINATORS BUILD NESTS IN OLD BEETLE TUNNELS, CREVICES BETWEEN STONES AND HOLLOW PLANT STEMS

17 METALLIC SWEAT BEE MOSTLY SOLITARY GROUND NESTERS COMMONLY SEEN LOCALLY LAND ON PEOPLE TO DRINK SWEAT

18 LEAFCUTTER BEE NESTS IN EXISTING GROUND TUNNELS AND HOLES IN DEAD WOOD FEMALE CUTS CIRCULAR HOLES IN LEAVES TO LINE HER NEST CHAMBERS

19 I M NUMBER ONE! *LARGE SIZE ALLOWS FLYING AT LOWER TEMPERATURES *ABLE TO FLY AT LOWER LIGHT LEVELS THAN OTHER BEES *EXTRA FURRY BODY PICKS UP LOTS OF POLLEN

20 A BEE IN CRISIS RUSTY PATCHED BUMBLEBEE - ON THE PATH TO EXTINCTION *FIRST BEE ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LSIT MAJOR POLLINATOR IN THE EASTERN US AND SOUTHERN CANADA

FATE HAS BOUND NATIVE PLANTS AND POLLINATORS TOGETHER FLOWERS AND THEIR POLLINATORS DEVELOOPED TOGETHER THEY RE ADAPTED TO THE SAME GROWING SEASON, CLIMATE AND SOIL MANY

21 FATE HAS BOUND NATIVE PLANTS AND POLLINATORS TOGETHER FLOWERS AND THEIR POLLINATORS DEVELOOPED TOGETHER THEY RE ADAPTED TO THE SAME GROWING SEASON, CLIMATE AND SOIL MANY POLLINATORS ARE PLANT SPECIFIC THEY VE DEVELOPED ADAPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PLANT TYPES NON-NATIVES MAY NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF NATIVE POLLINATORS NON-NATIVES MAY BE INEDIBLE TO CATERPILARS

22 AMAZING NATIVE PENSTEMON DIRECT RESULT OF ADAPTATION TO ATTRACT POLLINATORS 4/5 OF THE THOUSANDS OF PLANTS OF THIS SPECIES HAVE BLUE, PURPLE OR WHITE FLOWERS THE REST ARE RED OR PINK, ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS

23 OPEN HOUSE! NATURAL NESTING SITES ABOUND! *BARE GROUND *OLD LOGS AND STUMPS *IN BEETLE TUNNELS *UNDER ROCKS *IN HOLLOW PLANT STEMS HAVE ONE OF THESE AROUND? CURB YOUR IMPULSE TO BE TOO TIDY!

24 HOMEMADE BEE HOMES FOR WOOD AND CAVITY-NESTING BEES: NESTING BLOCKS DRILL HOLES BETWEEN ¼ - ½ INCHES IN DIAMETER. HOLES SHOULD BE SMOOTH INSIDE AND CLOSED AT ONE END. DEPTH, 3 5. STEM OR TUBE BUNDLES OBTAIN HOLLOW STEMS OF BAMBOO, BERRIES OR REEDS AND BUNDLE THEM TOGETHER IN GROUPS OF CUT INTO 6 8 LENGTHS, MAKING SURE TO CUT CLOSE TO A NODE SO THAT ONE END OF THE TUBE IS CLOSED. TIE THEM INTO A BUNDLE OR MAKE A WOODEN FRAME TO HOLD THEM. CARDBOARD TUBES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT MUST BE KEPT DRY. *PLACE WHERE THEY ARE SHELTERED FROM THE WORST OF THE WEATHER *ENTRANCE HOLES SHOULD FACE EAST OR SOUTHEAST FOR MORNING SUN *MAKE SURE THAT STEM BUNDLES ARE PLACED HORIZONTALLY AND ARE FIRMLY SECURED 3 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

25 STEM BUNDLES

26 HOMES FOR GROUND-NESTING AND BUMBLEBEES GROUND-NESTING BEES SIMPLY CLEAR A PATCH OF BARE GROUND AND GENTLY COMPACT THE GROUND. LOCATE IN A SUNNY SPOT. MAKE SAND PITS AND PILES BY DIGGING HOLES IN WELL- DRAINED LOCATIONS AND FILLING WITH FINE SAND AND LOAM. BUMBLEBEES MAKE A NEST BOX OUT OF UNTREATED LUMBER, WITH APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS OF 7 X 7 X 7. DRILL VENTILATION HOLES NEAR THE TOP (COVER WITH SCREEN TO DETER ANTS) AND A FEW DRAINAGE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM MAKE AN ENTRANCE TUNNEL FROM ¾ PLASTIC AND MARK THE OUTSIDE WITH A CONTRASTING COLOR FILL THE BOX WITH UPHOLSTERERS COTTON OR SOFT STRING

27 BARRACKS FOR BUMBLEBEES

28 CITY OF BEES

29 SHOPPING BEE

30 PROVIDE A FLOWER-RICH HABITAT PLAN FOR A LONG GROWING SEASON PLANT A MINIMUM OF 20 SPECIES CLUMP PLANTS OF ONE SPECIES TOGETHER PLANT NATIVES WHEN POSSIBLE PLANT BLUES, PURPLES AND WHITES FOR BEES PLANT REDS AND PINKS TO LURE HUMMINGBIRDS EXPERIMENT DO YOUR RESEARCH

31 BABY BLUE EYES

32 FIVE SPOTS

33 CHECKERBLOOM

34 TIDY TIPS

35 EARLY-BLOOMING NATIVES MANZANITA 55 SPECIES FROM GROUND COVERS TO TREE- SIZED. WHITELEAF IS VERY EARLY. CEANOTHUS (MARCH) ATTRACTIVE BLOOMS, RICH IN NECTOR AND POLLEN, LARGE RANGE IN SIZE ADAPTED TO HOT, DRY SUMMERS BONUS: BOTH PRODUCE FOOD FOR BIRDS CALIFORNIA REDBUD SHORT BLOOM SEASON BUT VERY ATTRACTIVE TO POLLINATORS AND TO PEOPLE HOLLOW-LEAFED LUPINE WILLOW

36 NATIVES FOR EARLY SPRING CALIFORNIA POPPY CHINESE HOUSES PHACELIA TRI-COLOR GILIA STICKY MONKEY FLOWER ELEGANT CLARKIA CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE YERBA SANTA TOYON WESTERN DOGWOOD WESTERN COLUMBINE BABY BLUE EYES TIDY TIPS MARIPOSA LILY WOOLLEY BLUE CURLS COYOTE MINT ELEGANT CLARKIA LUPINE ITHURIEAL S SPEAR YARROW

37 SUMMER BEAUTIES BUCKWHEAT SUNFLOWER MT. MONARDELLA PENSTEMON GOLDENROD VERBENA CALIFORNIA COFFEEBERRY TOYON CLEVELAND SAGE CALIFORNIA ASTER

38 LATE SEASON WONDERS VINEGAR WEED BLAZING STAR GUMPLANT BUTTON BUSH COMMON SUNFLOWER HAYFIELD TARWEED COYOTE BUSH HUMMINGBIRD TRUMPET RABBIT BUSH

39 A MOMENT FOR MONARCHS

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