Landscape Management for Pollinators
go.ncsu.edu/readext?988202
en Español / em Português
El inglés es el idioma de control de esta página. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.
Al hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.
Português
Inglês é o idioma de controle desta página. Na medida que haja algum conflito entre o texto original em Inglês e a tradução, o Inglês prevalece.
Ao clicar no link de tradução, um serviço gratuito de tradução será ativado para converter a página para o Português. Como em qualquer tradução pela internet, a conversão não é sensivel ao contexto e pode não ocorrer a tradução para o significado orginal. O serviço de Extensão da Carolina do Norte (NC State Extension) não garante a exatidão do texto traduzido. Por favor, observe que algumas funções ou serviços podem não funcionar como esperado após a tradução.
English
English is the controlling language of this page. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.
Clicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated.
Collapse ▲Global insect decline is bad news for our ecosystems and livelihoods. We need bees and other pollinators to help plants reproduce and make the fruits, nuts, and seeds that are important to our own diets and those of other wildlife. This page links to resources for those who want to create habitat for bees and other pollinators–whether you’re working with a few square feet on a balcony, or hundreds of acres.
Floral resources
Adult bees drink nectar and eat a little bit of pollen to fuel their own activities. In addition, female bees collect large amounts of pollen that they carry back to their nest to feed their young. Flowers are a key part of pollinator habitat, but it’s not always easy to choose what to plant, or to prepare a site for a successful planting. Here are some resources to help you plan a pollinator planting.
NC Pollinator Toolkit from the NC Botanical Garden – most useful for larger scale plantings using seed mixes
Other lists of resources
Nesting habitat
Nesting habitat is a key consideration for bees–more so than for other many other insects. Bees construct nests where they rear their young, and only forage within a certain distance from that nest. That’s unlike butterflies and flies, which lay eggs here and there as they move through the landscape. So for an area to provide habitat for bees, it has to include both floral resources AND nesting resources.
Most bees nest in the soil (about 75% of species in North Carolina). Some (about 18%) nest in hollow plant stems or deadwood. A few–mostly bumble bees–nest in an array of cavities like bird houses, rodent burrows, and wall voids.
Soil nesting bees
See this excellent web page on Growing Small Farms about ground-nesting bees.
Stem and wood nesters
How to manage a successful bee hotel
Plant stems can provide nesting habitat for bees
Carpenter bees are among the few that actively drill their own holes in wood.
Bumble bees
Managing non-honey bees for agriculture
Managing alternative pollinators: A handbook for beekeepers, growers and conservationists (includes free pdf)