Cultivating a pollinator habitat in the backyard

Springtime heralds the arrival of newly emerging flowers and the busy insects that will soon fill everyone’s garden.
While many people first think of honeybees and monarch butterflies when it comes to pollinators, Kathleen Cue with the Nebraska Extension is on a mission to teach people how to support native pollinators with their gardens.
This horticulture educator presented a webinar with Conservation Nebraska to help paint the whole picture about the importance of pollinators to the state of Nebraska.
“Why do pollinators need plants?” she asked. “They need them for several reasons. They need nectar as a sugar source. Pollen is a protein source and that’s going to be an important part of their diet as well. It’s important for the eggs that these insects lay.”

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