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