Presenter: Jordan Phelps, Bee City Canada Coordinator, Pollinator Partnership Canada
Tuesday March 11th, 2025 at 12:00pm
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Presentation Summary:
It is difficult to overstate the ecological and economic importance of pollinators. An estimated 87% of flowering plants benefit from or require animal pollinators, including approximately 75% of the major crops that we grow for human consumption. When asked to think of pollinators, most people think of the European honey bee. While the honey bee is incredibly important for crop pollination, people are often surprised to learn that it is only one member of the diverse community of pollinating animals on earth, which includes a wide diversity of bees (20,000+ species in the world, including ~900 native to Canada!), butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, birds, bats, and others. Unfortunately, many of the native pollinator species we depend on are facing challenges as a result of several factors, including habitat loss, climate change, pesticide exposure, and invasive species, among others. Because habitat loss is one of the greatest threats facing our native pollinators, we can all act to support them through habitat creation! Pollinator Partnership Canada offers many programs to support pollinators through habitat creation and education, including Bee City Canada, Pollinator Stewardship Certification Training, Bee Friendly Farming (BFF), and Bee Friendly Gardening (BFG).
PCAP’s Prairie’s Got the Goods Week is an annual series of webinars focusing on the goods and services provided by the native prairie ecosystem.
Hosted by: Caitlin Mroz-Sailer, Stewardship Coordinator, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan