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Tag: nectar
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Certain species of plants are very particular about which pollinators get their nectar
Flowers can be discriminating when it comes to pollinators. In fact, certain plant species use toxic nectar to repel the wrong type of bee from its flowers.
September 8, 2017
Business
How you and your customers can help Audubon protect hummingbirds
The shifting bloom times of nectar plants, as well as the earlier arrival of spring in their wintering and breeding grounds, are posing a threat to hummers.
May 10, 2017
Business
How to: The multiple methods to control aphids
There are thousands of species of aphids and they are all seen as nothing more than pests in the garden. Read more right here on Total Landscape Care!
May 1, 2017
Design-Build
Ensuring beneficial bugs have adequate nooks, crannies
Call them what you want – bug boxes, bug hotels – these abodes help encourage beneficial insects to visit and supplement the loss of their natural habitats.
February 25, 2017
Design-Build
Ban butterfly bushes from butterfly gardens (seriously)
Butterfly gardens possess a wide variety of benefits. People have been planting them for years, either with the desire to help out the poor pollinators or to experience the simple joy of watching the backyard become flooded with fluttering wings. Unfortunately, one of the things that has become associated with the idea of butterfly gardens […]
October 20, 2015
Business
Some beekeepers leaving California due to drought
While the four-year drought in California hasn’t brought the state’s agricultural industry to a standstill, it has shrunk its crops and this, in turn, has affected the beekeeping industry. The lack of precipitation has devastated plants that provide the nectar on which bees feed. Without a large, dependable natural food source for their bees, California’s […]
October 2, 2015
Business
How to: Boost bees in clients’ gardens, landscapes
Dogged by pests, pathogens, poor nutrition and other problems, the European honey bee is having a rough time these days. The bee pollinates more than 90 different kinds of fruit, vegetable and nut crops. These same crops are also pollinated by native bees, particularly on smaller or diversified farms and especially in home gardens. Together, […]
September 9, 2015
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