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Bee Plant Friendly
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Bee Accomodating
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Plant for success, choose a sunny location (6-8 hours of sun), choose plants that bloom throughout the season, and plant in groupings of 3-5 plants or to cove 4 square feet.
Choose plants that are easy to access. Ray shaped flowers that are open and flat for bees and butterflies, tubular flowers for hummingbirds. Choose blue, white and pink flowers for bees and red for hummingbirds.
Bee Local Native plants co-evolved with our native pollinators and often pack the biggest bang for the buck. Adapted plants should be used as well.
Bee Inviting Add nesting areas to your garden. Most native bees are ground nesting, so leave some bare soil. For cavity nesting bees add a bee hotel or leave hollow grasses and stems where they can nest.
Bee Mindful Use integrated pest management when dealing with insect and disease pests in the garden. If application of a chemical is necessary, avoid spraying during bloom and apply in the evening when the bees are in their nests and hives.
For a list of pollinator friendly plants, look up the "Gardening for Native Bees in Utah and Beyond" fact sheet from USU or scan the QR code
POLLINATOR FACTS:
Pollinators can be bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, wasps, hummingbirds, bats, and more! One of every three bites of food you eat relies on pollination for production and 90% of flowers rely on pollination for reproduction. Nectar provides carbohydrates and pollen is a protein food source for pollinators. Utah has roughly 1,200 species of native bees (25% of all North American species). 70% of native bees are ground nesting, 30% are cavity nesting. Bees usually fly 1-2 miles for a food source but will fly up to 5 miles if needed.