Supervisors David Grobe, Chair Duncan McCutchan Bob Porter Nelia Sargent John Luther Associates Rep. Jim Grenier Comm. Ben Nelson Jared Johnson District Manager Lionel Chute

A program of the Sullivan County Natural Resources Department Sullivan County Natural Resources: Lionel Chute, Director

TITLE PROMOTING POLLINATORS

A statewide effort to promote native pollinators through habitat improvement -All 10 NH Conservation Districts participating -Project is managed by SCCD for NHACD -Funded by NHDAMF (Specialty Crop Block Grant) -Culminates in a Regional Pollinator Summit in 2015 (stay tuned!)

Demonstration Plantings PROMOTING POLLINATORS

Raising Awareness PROMOTING POLLINATORS

- Habitat Loss - Pesticides - Management Practices - Competition from non-natives - Pathogens - Climate Change Threats

Main Groups: Honey, Bumble, Squash, Mason, Sweat, Carpenter, Mining 250+ Species!

Habitat - Nesting PROMOTING POLLINATORS *Tunneling or Wood-boring Bees (eg. carpenter and many Osmia (mason) species) - favor soft woods, dead wood, or snags *Cavity-Nesting Bees (eg. leafcutting and mason (Osmia)) - use preexisting cavities or holes, rely on old bee nests, beetle tunnels, bramble stems, etc. *Ground-Nesting Bees (ex. Andrena) - nest in the soil, but type depends on the species. Ranges from loose, sandy soils to smooth, packed soils, and/or flat, bare ground, vertical banks, and/or near the base of plants,etc.

Habitat - Nesting PROMOTING POLLINATORS Holes 5/16- to 7/16-inch

Habitat – Pasture Considerations PROMOTING POLLINATORS LOCATION – EDGES ARE BETTER BEES NEED SUN (and water) FORAGE DISTANCE – smaller bees < 500’, larger up to 1 mile, but feet is best VEGETATION – larger clumps (<3’), species, range of bloom times, include some tall grasses

Habitat - Food PROMOTING POLLINATORS Flower Pollen and Nectar

Habitat – Flower Considerations PROMOTING POLLINATORS Native “straight” species Brightly colored with petals that are usually white, blue, yellow or a mix Sweetly aromatic or minty Open in daytime Provide landing platforms Bilaterally symmetrical (not always) Tubular with nectar at base of tube

TITLE PROMOTING POLLINATORS - FOOD

TITLE BEE FOOD - SOME OF THE BEST Spring Chives Daffodil Dandelion Mustard Blueberry Apple Plum Dogwood Willow Serviceberry Red maple Wild Cherries Midsummer Bee Balm Eupatorium Culver’s root Evening primrose Giant Hyssop Oregano Sage Lavender Basswood Late Summer Goldenrods Asters Early Summer Borage Wild Indigo Red clover Rose Milkweed Foxglove Beardtongue Coreopsis Indian Hemp

THANK YOU Lionel Chute (603)