Pollinators

Many animals are pollinators. The focus when designing the pollinator garden is typically on the native bees and butterflies. Once your garden has been created, you will be able to observe more than just many different native bees and butterflies but also hummingbirds, beetles, songbirds, and wasps pollinating your native flowers.

Bee Life Cycle

The life cycle of the bumble bee is similar to that of the butterfly. After spending the winter underground, one type of queen bee emerges and begins looking for a suitable place to create the nest. When she has found her nest’s location, she creates a mound and lays the eggs. The queen keeps the eggs warm until the larva hatch from the egg. The white larva feed on the pollen and nectar which the queen collects and provides. When the time is right, the larva bee spins a cocoon. About two weeks later they emerge from the cocoon as adult bees.