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Agroecological Strategies to Enhance On-Farm Insect Pollinators
...flowering shrubs, will attract more wild pollinators and can serve as larval host plants for some species of pollinators. Sustain bee populations year-round. Bees and other pollinators need a season-long...
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Cover Crop Impacts on Pollinators
...to fully support pollinators. In these instances, cover crops can help provide crucial habitat for honeybees and many other pollinators. The most important resources for pollinators are the pollen and nectar provided by...
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Managing Alternative Pollinators
...information on each alternative pollinator’s biology, disease, pest and chemical susceptibility, and step-by-step instructions on how to rear and manage. Growers: Guidance for understanding the business of pollination, matching pollinators...
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Chapter Ten: Habitat Conservation for Native Pollinators
...the numbers and diversity of wild pollinators. Habitat loss and fragmentation has pushed our native pollinators to the margins of human civilization. Vast areas of wild lupine, once common in...
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Alternative Pollinators
Honeybee losses compounded with rising rental rates for pollination are a concern for many producers. Not only are growers looking for alternative pollinators to improve crop security, but they also...
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Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
...with some fine-tuning of management practices and thoughtful plant selection. This 16-page bulletin will help you use cover crops to encourage populations of pollinators and beneficial insects on your farm while you address your...
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Protecting Our Pollinators
Transcript for Our Farms, Our Future Podcast episode 024 - Protecting Our Pollinators featuring Eric Lee-Mäder and Rachel Coventry Eric Lee-Mäder: There seems to be a real tendency right now to...
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Pollinators, Wildlife and Biodiversity on Farms
...and integrated crop/livestock systems. Enhanced biodiversity on the farm also benefits honeybees and other pollinators, which provide an essential service to a vast segment of agriculture but face serious threats....
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Wildflowers Draw Native Pollinators to Georgia Apple Orchard, Yields Increase
...to Boost Fruit Yield and Pollinator Abundance in Georgia Apple Orchards") to measure the abundance and variety of native pollinators and whether the added food source for the bees leads...
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Artificial Nesting Sites Attract Native Pollinators
...alternative pollinators to the honeybee. They found that the native mining bee, followed by mason bees, bumblebees and carpenter bees serve as primary pollinators for apple blossoms. Currently, 542 species...