Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It's a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them.
The Habitat Garden at Ruffner Mountain is a pollinator’s paradise. We invite bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds to the native plant plots. Pollinators visit flowers to sip nectar or feed on pollen while transporting pollen grains to other flowers as they go. We like to plant many different flower shapes and colors and observe all the creatures they attract. Next time you come up to the mountain, don’t be afraid to lean in and get a closer look.
This week, we’ve observed calligrapher flies and bumblebees on the compass plant (Silphium integrifolium) and grey-headed coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata).
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