How do you support pollinators?

Readers share how they make outdoor spaces welcoming to butterflies, bees and more.

It was my goal to create a backyard bird, bee and butterfly haven. To achieve this, I planted bee balm, coneflowers, beautyberry, phlox, butterfly weed and more. I also have potted hibiscus and lantana. Mary Willmuth LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS We have a 7-foot Joe Pye weed that is a magnet for bees and butterflies. Cheryl Rogan HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS My entire front yard, about a half acre, is full of wildflowers. Debbie Foote ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN I’m fortunate to keep two beehives at an organic farm to help pollinate the crops. In return, I get some delicious honey. Robert Lister LIMINGTON, MAINE I plant some prairie natives and host plants for caterpillars, including milkweed for monarchs and dill and fennel for black swallowtails. Eva Bellinger SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN Honeybees moved into a tree’s cavity near my house. I’m allergic, so…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2022

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