What are Pollinators and why do we need them?

Information and Pictures by Kay Ekwall

I’ve Created A Butterfly Hair Crown

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Sweet Basil – Grow it for the Bees

Honey collecting in the Sundarbans is a risky business

As the fishermen move about in search of beehives in the wild, they run the risk of meeting a deadly foe - the Royal Bengal tiger.

Mosquitoes Are Useful to Pollinate Flowers

honey bees, pollinators

Pollinators

Bees/over 2,000 types of Bees

Butterflies or Moths:

Karner blue butterflies

Monarch Butterfly

Bats:

The Mexican long-nosed bat

Can the Bat Man of Mexico also be Tequila's Super Hero?

Conservationist Rodrigo Medellin's efforts to save the lesser long-nosed bat is tied to Mexico's blue agave plant.

Lesser long-nosed bat

Birds:

Crested Honeycreepers

White-winged Doves

Rufous Hummingbirds

Flowers:

western prairie fringed orchid

'Unusual' Bee Species Drills Apartment-Style Nests Out of Rock

On the Hunt: Honeybee Scouts Find Food

When Bees Go Extinct, These 10 Foods Will Follow [INFOGRAPHIC]

‘Like it’s been nuked’: Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes

WIRED publishes pro-Monsanto propaganda piece justifying the mass chemical poisoning of the world

Bumblebee Set to Become Officially Endangered

Scientists have discovered why American honey bees are turning into zombies

Are figs really full of baby wasps?

Alfalfa: How the Plant World’s Little Bunny Foo Foo Bops Bees

How many bugs do I eat every year?

Lebanon Is Living a Rare Phenomena of Swarming Butterflies