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Pollinator Week
Sunday 14th
It’s getting to be that time … time for the talk.
Let us tell you 'bout the birds and the bees and the bats and the butterflies, and a thing
called pollination!#
That’s right! National Pollinator Week is celebrated June 15-21! All week, we’ll bring
you talks, facts and ways to help these busy workers we like to call pollinators. For
more info about National Pollinator Week, you can visit www.pollinator.org.
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TWEET: Let us tell you ‘bout the birds and the bees and the bats and the butterflies,
and a thing called pollination! #PollinatorWeek
Monday 15th
Did you know?
About 75% of all flowering plant species need the help of animals to move their heavy
pollen!#
Hummingbirds are one of the many kinds of animals that get the job done. Want to
learn more about humming birds? Visit#http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax/
62/ .
TWEET:#It’s a butterfly! It’s a bat! No! It’s a bird! A hummingbird to be exact - an
important pollinator. Have you seen any around?#PollinatorWeek
Tuesday 16th
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Did you know?
In the United States, pollination by honey bees, native bees, and other insects
produces $40 billion worth of products annually.
Tomorrow, June 17 at the GTM Environmental Education Center from 3pm - 4pm, our
beekeeper Joan Kramer presents, “More than you ever wanted to know about... Bees”.
You’ll learn why we need to help keep these busy guys around even though they just
seem like pests.
Sign up here (it’s free!):#https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-
know-tickets-15553090713
TWEET: Do you like guac? You can thank the bees for their ability to pollinate avocado
plants. #tacotuesday #PollinatorWeek
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Wednesday 17th
Butterflies, they’re more than just eye candy… they’re pollinators!
#Did you know?
#Butterflies are less e$cient than bees at moving pollen between plants. Highlyperched on their long thin legs, they do not pick up much pollen on their bodies and
lack specialized structures for collecting it.
Want to learn more?#
Visit:#http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/butterflies.shtml
TWEET: Though voted the best dressed on the insect list, butterflies are hard working
pollinators! #PollinatorWeek
Thursday18th
It’s day four of Pollinator Week and we’re asking…
Are pollinators in trouble?
Worldwide, there is disturbing evidence that pollinating animals have su%ered from loss
of habitat, chemical misuse, introduced an invasive plant and animal species, diseases
and parasites.
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How can we help?
Reduce or eliminate your pesticide use, increase green spaces and minimize
urbanization.#
Find more info @#http://www.pollinator.org/pollination.htm.
TWEET: How are you helping keep our pollinators happy? Use the hashtag
#HelpThePollinator and let us know! #PollinatorWeek
#
Friday 19th
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s a….a…. bat? What’s a bat doing in National Pollinator
Week, you ask? Well, as it turns out while the other pollinators are asleep, the bats getto work! Bats are very important pollinators in tropical and desert climates. If you like
mangoes, bananas or guava, you just so happen to be a fan of the bat’s work! #
Want to learn more? Check out:#http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/
bats.shtml.
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TWEET: The bat, not the kind you hit baseballs with, but the superhero kind … yeah,
they pollinate … In case you didn’t know. #PollinatorWeek