{"id":2473,"date":"2024-07-04T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10hecocomms.com\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:41:36","slug":"the-power-of-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/fr\/the-power-of-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2473\" class=\"elementor elementor-2473\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bf34e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1bf34e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8942f34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8942f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop-1024x701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2476\" alt=\"The power of pollinators\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pollination-in-action_crop.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pollinators in action<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52021e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52021e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df49185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df49185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>The birds and the bees &#8211; and beyond.<\/b><\/h2><p>The blooms this spring have been beautiful. As I write we are enjoying local fresh and juicy fruit and vegetables; we had French strawberries twice this week, and a few nights ago, I made a savoury tart with chunky courgettes, aubergines and tomatoes from a local producer. This blog is an ode to the tiny creatures who are responsible for our fresh produce &#8211; the pollinators.\u00a0<\/p><p>We can celebrate the power of pollinators every day in the spring and summer months, and a dedicated <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/pollinator-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Week<\/a><\/span> was introduced 18 years ago (this year it ran from 17-23 June).<\/p><h3><b>Spring<br \/><\/b><\/h3><p>In the south of France, it has unusually been a cooler and wetter spring than in previous years. A welcome change for us and the climate, although elsewhere in the world the stories are quite different. (As a side note: March &#8211; May \u201824 has seen a mean temperature increase in both Hemispheres of 0.68\u00b0C compared to the 1991 &#8211; 2020 average. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/surface-air-temperature-may-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copernicus<\/a>).<\/p><p>This spring my family and I purposely spent time spotting bees and butterflies in pollination action. Just recently, when we were at a friend\u2019s house, we observed a Tamarisk shrub that had about 50 bees feasting on it.<\/p><p>The bees are the royalty of pollination, but who are the others and how do they pollinate? Let\u2019s have a look at the power of pollinators.<\/p><p>Enjoy the read\u2026<\/p><h3><b>Pollinators<\/b><\/h3><p>As these small animals drink the sweet nectar and eat the protein-rich pollen, they help plants reproduce by moving the pollen between the male and female parts of the flower, and by dropping tufts of pollen on their travels.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2480\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Flower close-up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Flower-closeup_photo-by-nicole-anne-pandacan-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Nicole Anne Pandacan on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4><b>Stripey pollinators<\/b><\/h4><p>Bees<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">20,000 bee species<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Bees who are on active pollination duty are attracted by the plants\u2019 nectar, they collect the pollen when they\u2019ve reached the flower<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The nectar is for them to eat, the pollen is used by the queen to lay eggs<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Bumble bees detach the pollen through fast-wing vibration, which makes the famous \u2018buzz\u2019 sound &#8211; known as buzz pollination<\/li><\/ul><p>Wasps\u00a0<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">There are around 30,000 varieties of wasps<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">There are social wasps -in a group building a large nest- and solitary wasps. Most are of the solitary kind that don\u2019t sting!<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The pollination by wasps is accidental &#8211; they are after the nectar, but they have very fine hairs on their legs and bodies, which trap the pollen<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Wasps are the predecessors of bees, who are believed to have evolved from them<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Did you know? Wasps help farmers! They capture insects that eat and destroy crops (wasps then feed these to their young)<\/li><\/ul><h4><b>Moths and butterflies<\/b><\/h4><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">180,000 species have been recorded, but many more are added each year<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">There are more moth species than butterfly species<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">They feed on nectar and pick up pollen by accident, which they then spread to other flowers<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Butterflies are important pollinators because they mainly land on the outer part of the flower, so they have time to visit many more flowers than bees do (who go to the inner flower)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! In recent years, scientists have found that butterflies are crucial to the pollination of cotton fields<\/li><\/ul><h4><b>Unexpected insect pollinators<\/b><\/h4><p>Flies<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">85,000 species<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Some flies are a nuisance as they eat crops and can carry diseases<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The pollinator flies include hoverflies and blowflies. With flies (and most insects), the pollen covers them by accident<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Flies live alone so they can roam freely and carry the pollen further than other insects<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Flies are robust, they are not too sensitive to changing weather conditions, so they can fly in colder and wetter weather, and for more hours during the day<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact: Flies (and beetles) were already around in the late Jurassic Era<\/li><\/ul><p>Beetles<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Beetles are attracted to flowers that are bow-shaped because they aren\u2019t the most adept fliers, so they like magnolias and water lilies\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">But they often eat through the leaves and petals, which is why magnolias have adapted to grow thicker leaves<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Beetles are found in different organism groups: plant, animal, fungus and bacterial (bacterial = symbioses between beetles and bacteria)<\/li><\/ul><h4><b>Other flying pollinators<\/b><\/h4><p>Birds<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Hummingbirds are the most important bird pollinators, because they are small in size and the shape of their long slender beak is perfect to get to the nectar that is deep within the flower<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">They need a lot of nectar as they have to replenish their energy, because they flap their wings extremely fast\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards<\/li><\/ul><p>Bats<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Bats also drink the nectar of flowers. They feed on more than 500 plant varieties<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">They can carry the pollen for a long distance as they travel further than insects<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Bats love the agave plant, which mostly flowers at night when it is less hot. Bats are active in the dark and they are attracted to the smell they give off &#8211; of rotting fruit and ammonia!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h4><b>Small foraging mammals<\/b><\/h4><p>Squirrels &amp; chipmunks<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">These small mammals forage on flowers and plants (and of course fruit, seeds and nuts) which disperses the pollen<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Squirrels can successfully open-up flowers<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Coincidental pollination is also helped by the way they make their nests with twigs, leaves, grass, moss and vines\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Fun fact! Squirrels\u2019 nests have a different structure in the summer and winter months to adapt to the climate<\/li><\/ul><p>(Sources: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmers.gov\/blog\/value-birds-and-bees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farmers.gov<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/pollinator-conservation\/about-pollinators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xerces Society<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/pollinator.org\/assets\/generalFiles\/Lepidoptera-Fact-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator.org<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzaboutbees.net\/do-wasps-pollinate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzz About Bees<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/invertebrates\/facts\/wasps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simsburypollinatorpath.org\/plants-and-pollinators\/small-mammals#:~:text=Small%20mammals%20such%20as%20chipmunks,%2C%20nesting%2C%20and%20active%20behaviors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simsbury Pollinator<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perkypet.com\/articles\/squirrel-nests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perky Pet<\/a><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/how-much-do-flies-help-pollination-180977177\/#:~:text=Like%20bees%2C%20many%20of%20these,fly%20from%20flower%20to%20flower.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Smithsonian<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/butterflies-provide-extraordinary-help-pollinating-cotton-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/wildflowers\/pollinators\/animals\/birds.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Forest Service<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusonnatives.com\/beetles-as-pollinators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Focus on Natives<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batcon.org\/pollinator-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bat Conservation International<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretgarden-landscapes.com\/post\/beetles-the-unexpected-pollinators#:~:text=Beetles%20are%20messy%20pollinators%20in,the%20feeding%20damage%20of%20beetles.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Garden Landscapes<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenriots.com\/2016\/06\/07\/flowering-and-its-trigger-in-genus-agave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Riots<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaytee.com\/learn-care\/wild-bird\/hummingbird-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaytee<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkwildlife.co.uk\/blogs\/wildlife-guides\/squirrel-nests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ark Wildlife<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><h3><b>\ud83d\udcaaThe power of pollinators<\/b><\/h3><p>Pollinator facts that you may not know:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">More than 75% of global crops depend on pollination to different extents. Think berries, apples, nuts, cauliflower, celery, peppers, coffee and the list goes on<ul><li aria-level=\"2\">Honeybees pollinate 80% of flowering plants<\/li><li aria-level=\"2\">Most of our food comes from flowering plants<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Pollinators help flowers reproduce at a fast rate and help to create many more plants: more plants = more diverse ecosystems and healthy soils\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Pollinators\u2019 work is valued at billions of dollars each year<\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Carbon sequestration<\/b><\/h3><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Plants absorb CO2 to convert the sun\u2019s energy into sugars<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Plant roots hold the soil together<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Grassland flowers have roots that go deep into the soil and store carbon there &#8211; even a fire can\u2019t unlock this carbon, which remains safely underground<\/li><\/ul><h3><b>\u2757Climate change &amp; human impact<\/b><\/h3><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Climate change means a decline in plant population and variety. Pollinators need options, some are only attracted to a specific plant species<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">A vicious circle: less variety of plants = less availability for pollinators to feed on = less new plants<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Climate change worsens natural disasters, which destroys pollinator habitat<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Climate change = higher temperatures = earlier plant blooms and for a shorter time. But pollinators work to a specific pattern and timing<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Hotter temperatures spread disease, parasites and other dangers. Think mites, who suck the plants\u2019 sap, parasites who make bees unwell (which affects the fine balance of entire bee colonies), and also pests e.g. hornets &#8211; warmer temperatures, has seen hornets start nesting earlier and make larger nests\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Human impact further endangers our pollinators with the active removal of our biodiverse nature all over the world &#8211; felling, logging, clearing and burning<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Monoculture, intensive farming, and the use of pesticides have a huge impact on pollinator behaviour<\/li><\/ul><p>(Sources: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rosanna-bueler-667b981_bees-worldbeeday-activity-7197178801934499840-lS04?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn-Bees<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/bee-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecrotek.com.au\/blogs\/articles\/how-climate-change-is-affecting-bees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecrotek<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><h3><b>\ud83d\ude4cWhat good things are being done?<\/b><\/h3><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">The International Pollinator\u2019s Initiative (IPI) recognises the crucial role of pollinators for food crops, wildflowers and many ecosystems. The IPI has formally implemented a pollinator action plan (the current plan will run until 2030)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The Food and Agriculture Initiative gives technical aid on bee-keeping and sustainable honey production\/export<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Pollinator Partnerships collaborates with farmers, scientist and industry to help pollinators and create positive change<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Country and continent-wide efforts have sparked more conservation projects and research to help understand these tiny creatures and the power of pollination &#8211; to progress with helpful action, e.g.:<ul><li aria-level=\"2\">Montana State University found that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arc.lib.montana.edu\/hormay-2451\/objects\/B18F026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018rest-rotation grazing<\/a><\/span>\u2019 of cattle fields created better habitat for native pollinators<\/li><li aria-level=\"2\">A huge research project was published by Nature about the impact of changing weather patterns on honeybees<\/li><li aria-level=\"2\">Different studies are conducted to see what is happening to changes in plant blooms and how this mismatches with pollinator behaviour &#8211; to determine what can be done<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">More education for young people is focused on, so they can learn about the value of pollinators. This was also the theme for World Bee Day this year<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">There have been changes in agricultural system that promote natural techniques, including permaculture and agroforestry to reduce the use of toxic chemicals &#8211; but agroforestry still needs to be refined<\/li><\/ul><p>(Sources: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/bee-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Partnership<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/1365-2664.14629#:~:text=Some%20studies%20have%20shown%20that,et%20al.%2C%202020).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Ecological Society<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><h3><b>\ud83d\udcaaWhat can we do as individuals?<\/b><\/h3><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Plant native wildflowers &#8211; even on your balcony!<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Think of planting flowers that bloom all year<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Create a bird-bee water station! (with a bowl, stones and water)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Adopt a beehive<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Buy sustainable honey &#8211; look out for organic and seasonal honey. Including <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mieleitalia.com\/chi-siamo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miele Mario Bianco<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hedene.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H\u00e9d\u00e8ne<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturesblends.com\/collections\/honey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature\u2019s Blends<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Support brands that help pollinators e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Justin&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Donate to pollinator charities e.g. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Partnership<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>I&#8217;ll leave you to purposely spot pollinators this summer.\ud83c\udf1e<\/p><p>(Sources: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/pollinator-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arc.lib.montana.edu\/hormay-2451\/objects\/B18F026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana State University<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><p>See you at the next chapter! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p><p><em>While you are here, have a look at my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eco-rose.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">services<\/a><\/span> to see how I can help your eco business!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pollinators in action The birds and the bees &#8211; and beyond. The blooms this spring have been beautiful. 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