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Build a pollinator palace for your garden

Written by Tara Nolan • Updated on April 24, 2024

build a pollinator palace

You’ve likely heard of insect hotels, but what about a pollinator palace? At the READ MORE »

Filed Under: Garden Projects Tagged With: Beneficial insects, DIY garden projects, pollinators

Types of bees commonly found in yards and gardens

Written by Jessica Walliser • Published on July 17, 2019

Discover many different types of bees common to yards and gardens.

There are over 20,000 bee species in the world, with about 4,000 of them occurring in North America....
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Flowers that attract pollinators: It’s not about the grown-ups

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on April 4, 2023

caterpillars on flowers that attract pollinators

It’s been a spectacular year for the butterflies in my garden. I believe we’ve...
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5 late-blooming pollinator-friendly plants

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on October 6, 2021

pollinator friendly plants

I’ve been working hard over the past few years to incorporate as many late-blooming pollinator...
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Paper wasps: Are they worth the sting?

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on January 26, 2018

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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of accidentally encountering a gray, papery nest full of bald-faced...
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Attracting more bees and pollinators: 6 ways to help our native insects

Written by Jessica Walliser • Updated on August 27, 2021

helping native bees

The worth of pollinators is undeniable. Each year, more than $20 billion dollars of food crops...
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