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ueauuiui landscape plants which provide hummingbird habitat. Flowers most favored by hummingbirds typically are red, pink, or orange and have long tubular flowers like Columbine, bee balm, trumpet vine, and red buckeye.
Bumblebees make small nests which generally do no damage, so the best way to conserve these giant bees may be to avoid disturbing their nests or spraying pesticides.
Native mason bees, which can pollinate orchards as well as native plants, will nest in wooden blocks with holes drilled into them. For details on how to make a mason bee house, see the National Wildlife Federation’s website www.nw£org/back yard/beehouse.cfm,or you can purchase a ready-made bee house from a number of online suppliers.
Finally, anyone with space for flowers - from pots on their deck to acres of meadow - will attract a host of native butterflies. From there, it’s easy to take the next step and learn how to identify common species. The University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County has produced an excellent online butterfly guide, with color photos and habitat descriptions, available at http://www.virginia.edu/ blandy/ClarkeCountyLand UseSurvey/butterflyguide. pdf
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