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Can Your Yard or Deck 'Bee' Part of a Pollinator Pathway?

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David Deem 714-997-3486 Dave@DeemTeam.com According to the U.S. Forest Service, 75 percent of our food crops depend on animal pollinators. Likewise, birds and insects depend on flowering plants to provide food, mates and materials for nest-building - and neither can exist without the other. So how do we go about attracting pollinators? Consider establishing or being part of a Pollinator Pathway in your community or neighborhood. The Pollinator Pathway project (pollinator-pathway.org) seeks to establish pollinator-friendly habitat and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors. And since most native bees have a range of about 750 meters, the goal is to connect properties that are no farther apart than that. The team at Millcreekgardens.com in Salt Lake City know the best gardening tip for attracting bees and other pollinators involves choosing annual and perennial flowers that have ple...