Planting for pollinators in Virginia

Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies are being threatened. Harmful pesticides, habitat loss, and invasive plants are just a few of the dangers that pollinators are facing today. Pollinators contribute to a healthy ecosystem- we need them! They pollinate flowering plants which helps to create a lot of the foods that we eat. By doing things like avoiding pollinator-killing pesticides and adding native plants to your gardens, we can help make Virginia a safer place for our pollinators. 

People from all over Virginia are working hard to protect our native pollinators. Virginia master gardeners and beekeepers use sustainable practices to create bee safe habitats. Read the tips and tricks that they had to share to learn more about how you can help protect our native pollinators in Virginia.