PLANTING SEEDS FOR POLLINATORS

ABOUT POLLINATORS

Links to general information about pollinators provided by various organizations and government agencies.

• Pollinator Partnership
• Pollination Canada
• Native Pollinator
• Operation Pollinator
• National Pollinator Week
• The Great Sunflower Project
• Bat Conservation International
• The Hummingbird Society
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service

POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PRACTICES

Information about practices that support pollinators.

Websites providing general information and resources for pollinator support

• Pollination Information Management System (Information on pollination services of key crops)
• Insects & Pollinators (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Guidebooks with more in depth information (most links go to PDFs)

• Pollinator Friendly Practices (Pollinator Partnership)
• Guidelines For Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms (Xerces Society)
• Enhancing Nest Sites for Native Bees (USDA National Agroforestry Center)
• Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists (Evaluating, establishing & maintaining habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects)

Information about specific practices (listed in alphabetical order)

Beekeeping (Also check local resource listings)

• American Beekeeping Federation
• American Honey Producers
• Canadian Honey Council
• Canadian Association of Professional Apiarists
• Beekeeping resources (Pollinator Partnership)
• International Pollination Systems
• Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Progress Report (USDA 2010)
• “Silence of the Bees” videos (PBS Nature)

Habitat Establishment and Restoration

• Planting Forage for Honey Bees in Canada (Pollinator Partnership)
• Conservation and Management of Monarch Butterflies for the Eastern U.S. (Pollinator Partnership)

Native planting guides

• Region Specific Pollinator-friendly Planting Guides (Pollinator Partnership)
• Canadian Native Plants Database (Evergreen)
• Pollinator Conservation Reference Guide (US Air Force and US FWS)
• Plug Planting Quick Guide

Orchard management

• How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee as an Orchard Pollinator (Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education)
• Wild Pollinators of Eastern Apple Orchards (Cornell University, Penn State University, and Xerces Society)

Pesticides

• BFF IPM guidelines
• Protecting Pollinators: Why and How Pesticide Applicators Can Help Them (NAPPC)
• How to Reduce Bee Poisoning From Pesticides (Oregon State University)
• Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides (University of Georgia)
• Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides (University of Florida)
• Protecting honey bees and other pollinators from agricultural insecticides in field crops (University of Wisconsin)
• Practices to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Agricultural Practices in Canada (Pollinator Partnership)

Prescribed fire

• Prescribed Burning (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

Urban gardening

• Urban Bee Gardens (University of California Berkeley)
  

LOCAL RESOURCES

Links specific to a certain geographic area.

United States (listed alphabetically by state)

Entire U.S.

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Delaware

• Farm Management for Native Bees: A Guide for Delaware

Michigan

• Michigan State University
• Michigan DNR Wildflower Planting Guide

Nebraska

• Prairie Nebraska
• The Prairie Ecologist

Ohio

• Guide to Monarch Habitat on Farms (Most of this information applies beyond Ohio)
  

Canada (listed alphabetically by province)

Alberta

• Alberta Beekeepers

British Columbia

• BC Beekeepers

Manitoba

• Manitoba Beekeepers

New Brunswick

• New Brunswick Beekeepers

Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia Beekeepers

Ontario

• Ontario Beekeepers
• Best Management Practices for Pollination in Ontario Crops (Most of this information applies beyond Ontario)
• Preserving and Creating Habitat for Pollinators on Ontario's Farms (Most of this information applies beyond Ontario)

Quebec

• Féderation des Apiculteurs du Québec

Saskatchewan

• Saskatchewan Beekeepers