[Pollinator] Spring ahead with Bumble Bee Garden Kits

Tue Feb 8 16:45:26 PST 2011

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       *SPRING AHEAD WITH BUMBLE BEE GARDEN KITS FROM THE XERCES SOCIETY*

Spring is just around the corner, and now is a great time to start planning
your pollinator garden for the year ahead. For the first time ever, the
Xerces Society is pleased to offer a *Bumble Bee Garden
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of some of the best native wildflowers for attracting bumble bees
in the United States.

The bumble bee garden kit includes ten different species (38 plants total)
that are suitable for gardens in most of the United States. The flowers will
provide bloom from spring to fall, supporting bumble bees throughout the
active season. While the plant species have been selected for bumble bee
appeal, they are broadly attractive to an incredible diversity of
pollinators.

The kits are produced in collaboration with *JFNew
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a national leader in natural areas restoration. No pesticides are used in
the propagation of the kits. *The plants will ship as live plugs ready for
planting during Pollinator Week 2011 (June 19-25).*

The flowers in these kits will grow in most sunny garden locations (see the
map below for suitable regions), and are a perfect addition to urban and
suburban flower beds, school and community gardens, office parks, and
parking strips.

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*Bumble Bee Garden Kits can only be sold to addresses in the United States.
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*Xerces Member Cost (includes shipping): $66.00 *

*Non-Member Cost (includes shipping): $76.00           *

*Pre-order your Bumble Bee Garden Kit by Friday, April
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*They will be shipped by JFNew Nursery in late-June. *

*Plant species in the bumble bee garden kits are compatible with most sunny
garden locations within the area shown in green on the map below. *

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*Note that these kits are not intended to be used in natural areas. Although
native to North America, the flowers are not necessarily native to all areas
and should not be considered a substitute for locally native plants in
restoring natural areas; consult a local native plant nursery when working
in sensitive habitats.*

*Bumblebee Garden kits include:**     *

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*Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)*

*Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)  *

*Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)*

*Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)*

*Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)*

*Lavender Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)  *

*Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) *

*Riddell's Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) *

*New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)  *

*Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)  *

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With growing evidence that several bumble bee species in the United States
are on the decline, it is increasingly important to find ways to support
these important pollinators. New research suggests that home gardens may be
more important for bumble bees than previously thought. Researchers in
Britain demonstrated that survival of bumble bee in areas dominated by
agriculture was positively associated with gardens. Although home gardens
corresponded to just a small fraction of the landscape, the flowers and nest
sites they supported were important for bumble bees. The scientists also
found that the positive influence of gardens spills over onto nearby
farmland. Agricultural crops located within half a mile of gardens were more
likely to receive visits from bumble bees.

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Almost every time the imperiled rusty-patched bumble bee (*Bombus affinis*)
has been seen in recent years it has been on wild bergamot (*Monarda
fistulosa*). Photograph by Johanna James-Heinz.

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