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Re: pollinators

Ron Lane wrote:
> 
> Last summer, while watching butterflies in the garden with my sons, one of
> them commented on a small irridescent green bee on one of the flowers. We
> then spent the next 1 hour+ looking closely at the different flowers and
> noticing what types of insects came to which blooms (and then periodically
> through the rest of the summer). We watched one 3/8" bee guard one set of
> blooms from all other pollinators for 20+ minutes before he tired and left.
> Some flowers that I was considering removing (didn't attract butterflies)
> had swarms of very small sweat bees crawling all over them (they're now
> safe).
> 
> This led me to re-read (and my sons to read) the Xerces Society newsletter
> "Wings" which had several articles on pollinator relationships and then
> purchasing and reading the book "The Forgotten Pollinators".
> 
> This winter we'll be building several 'habitats' for native bee nests to
> see if we can increase the population and make it a little easier for them
> to share our space.
> 
> Discovering the different bees with my sons (especially at a time when they
> tend to be moving away... 16 and 13 years old) and watching their
> legitimate interest really hit me. I hope you enjoy your experiences -
> expect the unexpected and have fun.
> 
> Ron
> 
> At 07:48 PM 1/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >In 1998 a friend and I would like to begin to pay more attention to the
> >pollinators of different prairie species. Does anyone know of a list, a
> >book, a thesis that lists known pollintors for different species?
> >Thank you.
> >MJ Hatfield
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> Ron Lane
> RL7329@sprynet.com
> Central NJ, USA
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It was gratifying to see that when people plant gardens whether they are
vegetable gardens, perennials, and etc. share the experience with their
children.  My children live out of state and come to stay with me in the
summer.  The gardening experience allows for quality time together. 
This is lacking in our society today.  It also has the added benefit of
allowing young people to observe first hand the miracles of nature and
the delicate balance of ecosystems.  These lessons will remain with them
for life.  Someday these young people will be our nation's leaders.  It
is vital that they have an understanding on how environmental issues
affect the quality of life.  Good job dad and mom!

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