LEARN HOW - pollinator nesting habitats
Nearly 100 species of wild pollinators nest in hedgerows, wild areas, dry stone walls, and even in the ground.
Just like us, pollinators need food and a safe place to live. Experts agree that inadequate nutrition is a major cause of declines. We want pollinators to be there when we need them, but our landscape doesn’t provide the abundance and diversity of flowering plants that they need to survive throughout their life cycle.
To have a healthy balanced diet, they need to be able to feed on pollen and nectar from a range of different flowers from MARCH through to OCTOBER.
Spring is when hunger gaps are most likely to occur. It is important to prioritise increasing native plants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers) across the landscape to provide food for pollinators. Pollinators also need plenty of safe nesting habitats - long grass, bare earth, crevices in dry stone walls or wood - that are free from pesticides.
Find out more in the attached guide:
STROKESTOWN TIDY TOWNS: Pollinator Nesting Habitats
Just like us, pollinators need food and a safe place to live. Experts agree that inadequate nutrition is a major cause of declines. We want pollinators to be there when we need them, but our landscape doesn’t provide the abundance and diversity of flowering plants that they need to survive throughout their life cycle.
To have a healthy balanced diet, they need to be able to feed on pollen and nectar from a range of different flowers from MARCH through to OCTOBER.
Spring is when hunger gaps are most likely to occur. It is important to prioritise increasing native plants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers) across the landscape to provide food for pollinators. Pollinators also need plenty of safe nesting habitats - long grass, bare earth, crevices in dry stone walls or wood - that are free from pesticides.
Find out more in the attached guide:
STROKESTOWN TIDY TOWNS: Pollinator Nesting Habitats
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