Support Your Local Pollinators – Native Pollinator Habitat Gardens

Bees are a keystone species in almost all terrestrial ecosystems, and many bees are facing troubling population declines.  Each of us, in our own yards and in our communities can shift our gardening and landscaping practices to support bees, other pollinators, and beneficial insects.  This talk will introduce the principles and practices of creating pollinator habitat. We will discuss plant species that supply nectar and pollen and learn about larval host plants for butterflies.

Donation $10+

Amy Pulley is a long-time gardener who is excited by what plant-pollinator relationships can teach us about living in a world where reciprocity strengthens resilience. Her enchantment with pollinators and with plants inspired her to create Wing and a Prayer Pollinator Plant Nursery in her backyard in Cummington, where she grows from seed  and sells over 100 species of mostly native plants to feed a diversity of pollinators. She recently became active in Western Mass PollinatorNetwork  to encourage and support the creation of habitat in our communities.