Resources for Pollinator Friendly Farmers and Gardeners

What can you do for pollinators?
Eliminate your use of pesticides.

Because habitat loss is another stressor responsible for the decline of our pollinators,
plant for them.

MORE NATIVE PLANT DIVERSITY = MORE NATIVE POLLINATOR DIVERSITY

Please know that taking up the hobby of beekeeping (honey bees) is not a way to "save the bees" and that in fact, in urban settings it may displace our native bees. Please read more here. Plant for bees and other native pollinators instead.

Plants for Pollinators: Guides and Lists

Research each plant before buying to avoid planting invasive species. Look for Grow Me Instead Guides for your province.

As you seek bedding plants from nurseries, please read this message from Carol Dunk.

Credit Valley Conservation Native Plants for Pollinators

WWF and Carolinian Canada In the Zone Gardens

Tallgrass Prairie and Savanna Plants in Ontario

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

Pollinator Partnership Ecoregional Guides with 14 dedicated to Canadian regions (so far)

Nectar and Pollen Plants for Native Wild Pollinators 

Pollination Guelph List of Links to Native Plants for Pollinators

TRCA Healthy Yard Program - Creating and Maintaining Habitat

Ontario Wildflowers useful beyond Ontario

Purchase 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens (Lorraine Johnson)

North American Native Plant Society Database

Protect Your Pollinators

Status and Trends of Pollinator Health in Ontario

Bumble Bee Watch

CANPOLIN: The Canadian Pollination Initiative

Raising Awareness Among Canadians About Plant Pollinators

Pollinators and Your Winter Garden

Organic Pest Control for Cucumber and Potato Bugs, and Flea Beetles

All About Bees