Tag: pollinators
10 ways you can help save the bees
Bees are as valuable as the food they help pollinate, and the livestock they help feed. Learn how you can help save our pollinators.
How to collect milkweed seed pods
Milkweed seed pods can be collected from September to November. Then the seeds can be planted or donated to a local soil and water conservation district.
Help improve pollinator habitats in Mahoning County, Ohio
Learn more about local programs in Mahoning County, Ohio, to establish pollinator habitats and find out how you can contribute to the conservation effort.
How to control garden pests without harming pollinators
Learn to protect your garden plants from pests without harming pollinators via spraying pesticides.
We all must protect our landscapes
Increasing pollinator habitat is at the forefront of conservation and increasing native plant diversity on your land is worth its weight in gold.
How to choose milkweed for your garden, landscape
Milkweed is a beneficial host plant for Monarch butterflies. Learn how to narrow down which varieties will work well in your yard or garden.
How to collect and plant native wildflower seeds
One of the best things you can do for local ecosystems is plant wildflowers. Learn how to find, collect, store, stratify and plant native wildflower seeds.
Promoting programs for pollinators
Pollinator habitat — an abundance of diverse, native wildflowers and just a sprinkling of native grass — is an essential part of Ohio's farming landscape.
Save the bee and me
Aaron Dodds recaps a run-in with the thousands of bees in his hive and shares some conservation-minded gardening practices that can benefit pollinators.
Let it bee: Salem, master gardeners make space for native pollinators
To kick off National Pollinator Week, and to celebrate Salem becoming a national bee city through Bee City USA, the city’s parks and recreation department and local Ohio State University Extension master gardeners held an open house at a new pollinator garden June 21.
