We give helpful tips for helping out pollinators plus our favorite pollinator plants. Plus, tons of resources if you’re looking to include pollinator habitat in your landscape.
- 0:26 - Hi Katie!
- 0:36 - Those Darn Racoons
- 2:25 - Hi Ken!
- 4:11 - What are pollinators?
- 8:10 - Tips for helping pollinators
- 8:51 - Reduce pesticide use and minimize pollinator exposure if spraying
- 12:18 - Create nesting habitat
- 15:26 - Protect existing habitat
- 17:16 - Plant more flowers
- 18:59 - Utilize different blossom shapes
- 21:51 - Advice for designing a pollinator garden
- 27:51 - Favorite plants
- 28:08 - Ken: Purple coneflower, butterfly milkweed, rattlesnake master, blanket flower, sunflowers, grey-headed coneflower, obedient plant
- 29:46 - Katie: Beebalm (Monarda), lantana, beardtongue
- 31:34 - Chris: Zinnia, parsley, Autumn Joy sedum, giant alliums
- 34:40 - Resources for those wanting more -
- Pollinator Pockets
- Illinois Extension Pollinator Website
- Pollinator partnership
- Xerces society Monarch Waystation Project