Life in the Meadow Part 1: Bumble Bee (Bombus species) and Goldenrod (Solidago species)
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Barbara H Smith
Horticulture Extension Agent
Clemson University
Clemson
Abstract
The submitted photo, "Bumble bee (Bombus species) on Goldenrod (Soldiago species)", shows the important relationship between native plants and insects in a meadow habitat. Planting a meadow garden with native plant material will encourage pollinating insects and other linked insect and arachnid species. This photo is part of a collection of 22 photos that compromised a photoblog published on the Home and Garden Information Center website on Oct. 4, 2021, "Life in The Meadow Part 1." The photo was also shared on the Clemson Extension Horticulture Facebook page on Oct. 9, 2021 as Garden Photo of the Day. The viewer is given a visual perspective of the importance of native meadow plants and their mutual symbiotic relationship with pollinating insects. Goldenrod flowers (Solidago species) provide pollen and nectar for the bumble bee (Bombus species), and the bee is pollinating the flowers.
The photoblog received 457 total page reviews on the Home and Garden Information Center website plus 51 total views on Flickr. When shared to the Clemson Extension Horticulture Facebook page, it reached 484 people and was shared to other social media sites.
https://hgic.clemson.edu/october-4-week-1-garden-photos/
https://www.facebook.com/cuexthorticulture/photos/a.106003811043973/413157486995269/
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