Part 1: Plant native perennials and vines to provide pollinators with nectar and pollen. Did you know pollinators, such as bees, wasps, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bars, are responsible for 1 bite out of every 3 bites of food you eat each day?
Bumble Bee (Bombus species) on Goldenrod (Soldiago species)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Erynigum yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master and Scollid Wasps (Scoliidae)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Woodbine (Lonicera sempervirens)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Green-headed Bee (Agapostemon sp.) resting on Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
White False Indigo (Baptisia alba)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Tangerine Beauty Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Prarie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Yellow False Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Joe-Pye Weed (Etrochium purpureum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Spotted Bee balm (Monarda punctata) and Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Hyssop-leaf Bonset (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) and Goldenrod (Soldiago species) )
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Georgia Aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension