Gardening for Native Pollinators 2: Bees & Other Insects: Wildlife Matters by Nature Wise

Meet the insects responsible for keeping our earth green, our wildflower birthrates high, our food crops robust and our ecosystems ...

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🌼 The native insects involved in pollinating wildflowers come in a multitude of shapes, colors, and characteristics.

🐝 There are over 2,000 species of native bees in Florida alone, each with different behaviors and preferences in flowers.

🐞 Beetles also visit flowers to gather pollen or drink nectar, and certain plants like magnolias depend on them for pollination.

🦋 Wasps, besides being predators, are important pollinators of many native plant species in Florida.

🦟 Bee flies, with their furry bodies, efficiently carry pollen and often visit flowers that are difficult for bees to access.

🌸 Flowers have male and female parts for cross-pollination to occur, and if pollen from one species is transferred to a different species, fertilization fails.

🌺 Native wildflowers have unique shapes, colors, and sizes to attract and retain their specific pollinators.

🌷 Insects exhibit flower constancy, visiting flowers of the same species to ensure cross-pollination.

🌵 Certain flowers, like the prickly pear cactus flower, have specialized bees that exclusively visit them, while others attract more generalized bees.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 Introduction to the diversity of native insect pollinators and their role in moving pollen from one wildflower to another.

01:05 There are over 2,000 species of native bees in Florida, each with different behaviors and flower preferences.

01:52 Many species of wasps visit flowers, acting as major pollinators for native plants.

02:30 Bee flies are furry insects that efficiently carry pollen and visit flowers that other insects ignore.

03:00 Flowers have both male and female parts, and successful pollination occurs when pollen from one species is transferred to the female stigma of the same species.

03:41 Native wildflowers have diverse shapes, colors, and sizes to attract and retain their specific pollinators.

04:05 Insects practice flower constancy, visiting multiple flowers of the same species and thus promoting cross-pollination.

04:37 The familiar prickly pear cactus flower attracts specialized bees as well as more generalized bees that visit other types of flowers.

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Q&A

What types of insects are pollinators?

Bees, moths, butterflies, wasps, beetles, and flies are all types of insect pollinators.

How many species of native bees are there?

There are over 200 species of native bees in Florida.

Which insects are the major pollinators of native plants in Florida?

Wasps are the major pollinators of many species of native plants in Florida.

Do all insects visit a variety of flowers?

No, different species of insects have different preferences and some only visit certain types of flowers.

What is flower constancy?

Flower constancy is when an insect consistently visits flowers of the same species, which helps with cross-pollination.

Gardening for Native Pollinators 2: Bees & Other Insects: Wildlife Matters by Nature Wise

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Q&A

What types of insects are pollinators?

How many species of native bees are there?

Which insects are the major pollinators of native plants in Florida?

Do all insects visit a variety of flowers?

What is flower constancy?