Did you ever think you could be important to the survival of a rare, threatened, or endangered species?

👀 Look for an endangered species of insect that lives near you and see if you can help it out.

I'm doing this by growing and eating blueberries. 😋

🐝 Really! There is a type of native bee here that ONLY pollinates blueberry bush flowers like the ones from my garden I photographed below.

🌼 Notice how the flower has a tiny opening at the bottom. Bees who can extract the pollen use specialized high frequency "buzz pollination".

🐝A local bee, the Southeastern Blueberry Bee (Habropoda laboriosa) does this. So, by having blueberry bushes, I help a population of rare pollinators.

💪 You can help populations near you, even if it's just by planting native plants.

📸 One day I hope to capture a photo this bee. It looks like @Da_Gut may have just seen one:
https://dice.camp/@Da_Gut/116233929671304022

#SolarpunkSunday #NativeBees #Bees #Pollinators #BiodiversityGardening #Conservation #Nature #Environment

Did you ever think you could be important to the survival of a rare, threatened, or endangered species?

👀 Look for an endangered species of insect that lives near you and see if you can help it out.

I'm doing this by growing and eating blueberries. 😋

🐝 Really! There is a type of native bee here that ONLY pollinates blueberry bush flowers like the ones from my garden I photographed below.

🌼 Notice how the flower has a tiny opening at the bottom. Bees who can extract the pollen use specialized high frequency "buzz pollination".

🐝A local bee, the Southeastern Blueberry Bee (Habropoda laboriosa) does this. So, by having blueberry bushes, I help a population of rare pollinators.

💪 You can help populations near you, even if it's just by planting native plants.

📸 One day I hope to capture a photo this bee. It looks like @Da_Gut may have just seen one:
https://dice.camp/@Da_Gut/116233929671304022

#SolarpunkSunday #NativeBees #Bees #Pollinators #BiodiversityGardening #Conservation #Nature #Environment

#SolarpunkSunday
#SilentSunday

🥕 Need a little more motivation to get a vegetable garden going this summer? How about better mental and physical health?

Katherine Alaimo, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University says

✅ "...when you grow more produce, you eat more produce."

✅ "...gardening also connects people with nature, provides a sense of responsibility and accomplishment and encourages sharing harvests with friends. All of that can contribute to reduced stress, lower blood pressure and higher energy."

Who doesn't need all that?

More here: 🥬 🫛 🫘
https://apnews.com/article/backyard-vegetable-garden-climate-food-grow-08b528aea0eefda7a7517507f4683e60

👉 Don't forget, you have many experienced, friendly, and exceptionally helpful gardeners in the Fediverse.

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #MentalHealth #Health #Wellness

🥕 Need a little more motivation to get a vegetable garden going this summer? How about better mental and physical health?

Katherine Alaimo, an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University says

✅ "...when you grow more produce, you eat more produce."

✅ "...gardening also connects people with nature, provides a sense of responsibility and accomplishment and encourages sharing harvests with friends. All of that can contribute to reduced stress, lower blood pressure and higher energy."

Who doesn't need all that?

More here: 🥬 🫛 🫘
https://apnews.com/article/backyard-vegetable-garden-climate-food-grow-08b528aea0eefda7a7517507f4683e60

👉 Don't forget, you have many experienced, friendly, and exceptionally helpful gardeners in the Fediverse.

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #MentalHealth #Health #Wellness

#SolarpunkSunday
#SilentSunday

@so_nault Welcome to Mastodon! If you’re not already aware of #SolarPunkSunday, I think you might love both that hashtag and many of the folks who use it. They share a ton of your hobbies and interests.