{"id":15948,"date":"2021-06-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=15948"},"modified":"2021-06-21T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:26:08","slug":"take-5-pollinator-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-pollinator-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Pollinator Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s National Pollinator Week<\/a>! This is a time to celebrate pollinators and raise awareness about how to protect them<\/a>. So what are pollinators?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollinators<\/a> are creatures that help plants reproduce by spreading a powdery material called pollen among flowers of the same species when the sticky pollen attaches to their bodies\u2014many pollinators have evolved to be extra “hairy” so even more pollen will stick to them. Animals like bees, butterflies, moths, birds, and bats pollinate a majority of fruits and vegetables (i.e. non-grain crops) used in agriculture. But pollinators don\u2019t just help plants; they rely on plants to survive and reproduce, sourcing critical nutrients from energy-rich nectar and protein-rich pollen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Pollinators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many different types of pollinators in Massachusetts\u2014bees<\/a> are best-known for their pollinating prowess, but other insects such as wasps<\/a>, butterflies<\/a>, moths, and some flies and beetles, as well as birds like hummingbirds<\/a>, are important pollinators, too. Nectar-feeding bats also pollinate plants, but are not typically found in Massachusetts\u2014our native bats are mostly insectivores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about pollinators<\/a> and what you can do to help them<\/a> on our website and enjoy these five photos of pollinators that you might spot hovering around the flowers in your neighborhood this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Green
Green Sweat Bee on Viburnum sp.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hummingbird
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on beebalm \u00a9 Lynne Harding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Digger
Digger Wasp on spotted beebalm \u00a9 Christine Ceranowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ruby-throated
Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on trumpet honeysuckle \u00a9 Sue Feldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Great
Great Spangled Fritillary on Ageratum sp.<\/em> \u00a9 Robin Fenton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s National Pollinator Week! This is a time to celebrate pollinators and raise awareness about how to protect them. So what are pollinators? Pollinators are creatures that help plants reproduce by spreading a powdery material called pollen among flowers of the same species when the sticky pollen attaches to their bodies\u2014many pollinators have evolved to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":15956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[243,33,116,132,255],"class_list":["post-15948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-bees","tag-butterflies","tag-hummingbirds","tag-moths","tag-pollinators"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/06\/5643Lynne_Harding27773-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-49e","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14000,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/climate-change-and-pollinators\/","url_meta":{"origin":15948,"position":0},"title":"Climate Change Disrupts Pollinator Buzz and Bustle","author":"Rishya N.","date":"May 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Every spring our world blossoms with life: melodious bird song accompanies the bursts of growth in our plants, flowers, and trees. 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