Thursday, June 25, 2009

One out of Every Third Bite...

I ripped this off of a National Wildlife Federation email because, well, I didn't know one out of every third bit of food comes to us thanks to pollinators and on the off chance you didn't know that either, I thought I'd put it out there.

Did you know that one out of every third bite of food comes to us thanks to pollinators? From beautiful butterflies to busy bees, it’s clear that pollinators are essential to life on our planet.


But, declines in pollinators in North America and around the world pose what could be a significant threat to biodiversity, global food webs and human health.

Help pollinators in your neighborhood during National Pollinator Week (June 22-28) by taking one or more of these five simple actions:

Cone flower 1. Use Native Plants
Hummingbird 2. Hang Hummingbird Feeders
Bee 3. Build a Bee House
Butterfly 4. Plant a Butterfly Garden
Certified Wildlife Habitat(tm) sign 5. Certify Your Yard with National Wildlife Federation

1 comments:

Amias said...

I have really miss reading you. You are right of course, and I love bees and butterflies; the drones -- the females -- we the pollinators! I am hanging a hummingbird feeder today!