# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNneWeQjMWP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21101996-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/60a94f3976.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-04-13T18:49:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

More than 75 percent of the Earth's flowering plants depend on bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other pollinators. Pollinators are vital to a successful and thriving ecosystem. Even small changes in our own backyards can help pollinators survive and thrive. Like all of us, these hard-working creatures need food, water, and shelter. ⁣
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Tips to consider:⁣
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🐝 Provide habitat for different pollinators by planting native flowers that bloom at different times. Nectar-rich flowers attract both insect pollinators and hummingbirds.⁣
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🦋 Offer pollinators a drink! Place a shallow dish of water on your deck or windowsill to help thirsty pollinators stay hydrated. By placing several semi-submerged stones in the water dish, you can provide pollinators with places to land so they can drink without running the risk of drowning.⁣
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🪲 Leave the weeds! Many plants that are called weeds are actually very useful to pollinators.⁣
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🌼 Ensure that different types of pollinators visit your yard by planting flowers of different shapes, sizes, and colors. ⁣
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🌸 Planting flowers in clumps, rather than scattering single flowers throughout the yard, makes it easier for pollinators to locate their next meal.⁣
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🦇 Nesting and sheltering sites are needed! Remember that different types of pollinators require different things. Some bees and pollinating beetles may use downed tree limbs and logs;many butterflies lay eggs and rear their young on plants; a small patch of bare ground might serve ground-nesting bees. Potential nesting sites include trees (both living and dead), shrubs, brush piles, bare ground, and bee boxes.⁣
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Image: An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail rests at the @jimmycarternps Boyhood Farm butterfly garden. The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail is a program inspired by the former First Lady to help encourage the conservation of butterflies and their habitats.⁣
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#spring #pollinators #georgia #gardenlife #butterfly #connectedconservation

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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gardenlife, spring, georgia, pollinators, connectedconservation, butterfly

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