Summer Update – Pollinator Patches at the Harris Farm
Coneflower
In honor of #PollinatorWeek and @pollinatorpartnership (June 20-26) FLC staff wanted to update you on the pollinator patches at the Harris Farm.
Black-eyed Susan, partridge pea and false sunflower abound! The meadows are coming to life and attracting a variety of pollinators. The cover crops that were the dominant species initially, are dying off as the temperatures rise. These annual grasses have shaded out weedy competitors that we were looking to prevent from reestablishing in the beds and, as you can see, are allowing our natives pollinator species to flourish! Click here for a list of bird and butterfly species observed by FLC’s biologists at the Harris Farm.
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- Pollinator Patch
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- Bee on bergamont
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- Coneflower
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- Sleepy orange
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- Partridge pea in bloom
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- variegated fritillary
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- Black-eyed Susan
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- Grey-headed coneflower with bee
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- Pollinator Patch
Other related posts:
April 2022: UPDATE! FLC’s Pollinator Patch Project with Strata-G Volunteers
September 2021: Check out FLC’s Latest Pollinator Friendly Beds at the Harris Farm!
June 2021: Update on FLC’s Pollinator Patch at the Harris Farm
FLC’s webpage: The Harris Farm’s ‘Habitats & Gardens’ Page