Flower Parts
This part of the flower helps attract the attention of pollinators and is usually brightly colored or decorated with patterns.
What are petals?
his pollinator is one of most common and hard-working pollinators known for being attracted to a wide diversity of plants. It is known for making honey.
What is a honeybee?
To ensure food is available for pollinators, it's best to choose plants that bloom during these three times of year.
What is Spring, Summer, and Fall?
All plants need pollinators to help them produce seed.
False. Not all plants need pollinators to help them move pollen from one plant to another. Some rely on other helpers like wind and water
This global phenomenon affects flowering times, plant distribution, and pollinator behavior—leading to mismatches between pollinators and their food sources.
What is climate change?
This product of the flower is usually yellow in color and moved from one flower to another to help make seeds.
What is pollen?
This pollinator is attracted to flowers that smell stinky or smell like rotting fruit or meat.
What is a fly?
This type of plant, adapted to local soil and climate conditions, is the most reliable source of nectar and pollen for native pollinators.
What are native plants?
Pathogens and parasites don't pose a threat to pollinators.
False. Pollinators also face pressures from parasites and pathogens that can infect their colonies, decrease their health and lower their numbers. The prevalence of parasites and pathogens are linked to and worsened by other pressures. The threats from parasites and pathogens look slightly different depending on if the pollinator is managed by a human versus if they are in a wild colony.
Human development, agricultural intensification, and the planting of non-native plants leads to this major threat to pollinator populations.
What is habitat loss?
Many flowers produce this sweet liquid that many pollinators like to consume.
What is nectar?
These brightly colored, nectar-rich flowers—like milkweed, coneflowers, and zinnias—are this pollinator's favorite thanks to their flat landing pads and sweet rewards.
What are butterflies?
A shallow dish, birdbath, or bowl—with landing spots like stones or twigs—creates this essential, but often overlooked, resource for pollinators.
What is a pollinator water source?
Bats are the most common avian pollinator in the continental US.
False. Hummingbirds are the most common avian pollinators. These tiny wonders prefer tubular flowers in bright, warm colors-especially red.
This period is when pollinators are most at risk of being harmed by pesticides or other chemical applicants.
What is blooming period?
This part of the flower makes the pollen.
What is the stamen/anther?
These pollinators (2 answers) are attracted to flowers that are white, give off a sweet smell and bloom at nighttime.
What are bats and moths?
Leaving brush piles, exposed plant stems, overturned flowerpots, or even creating mud puddles are all ways to provide this critical resource for native bees, butterflies, and bats.
What is nesting or wintering habitat?
Biocontrol insects are an acceptable way to manage weeds/pests without harming pollinators.
True. Biocontrol insects are an example of biological control that can be targeted, cost-effective, and comparatively environmentally sound.
This parasite, often referred to as the biggest threat to honey bee health, feed on the blood of the bee, while also weakening their immune system.
What is the Varroa mite?
This part of the flower is sticky on the top to catch pollen and makes seeds at the bottom.
What is the pistil?
These pollinators like flat, wide-open flowers that have a lot of pollen.
What are beetles?
Pollinator gardens need food sources for these two stages of the insect life cycle.
What is larva and adult?
Bees are the most effective pollinators.
True. While many creatures contribute to pollination, bees, especially native bees, are considered the most effective pollinators in the US.
Bees exposed to this class of systemic insecticides, often found in treated seeds and nursery plants, may experience disorientation or death.
What are neonicotinoids?