Celebrating the UnBEElievably Sweet Benefits of Pollinators

As we spring into summer, USDA is celebrating the benefits that birds, bees, bats, butterflies and other pollinators bring to our food security, environmental health and economy. Pollinators continue to suffer a critical decline in their population, due to pesticides and other chemicals, loss of habitat, invasive pests and diseases, and climate change. So, this pollinator week, USDA is sharing blogs that demonstrate the value of pollinators and how farmers and ranchers are managing their land for healthy pollinator habitat to continue powering our ecosystems, working lands and economy.

The Value of Birds and Bees See how pollinators benefit America’s working forests, farms and ranches. Learn how seeds are made, the value pollinators bring to people and wildlife, the threats they face and what landowners are doing about it.

Celebrating the Special Powers of Bats Learn about the contributions these nocturnal flyers make to our food production, the health of forest and agricultural landscapes and our economy, and the role landowners are playing to help protect them.

Farms and Ranches Can Provide Needed Sanctuary for Struggling Western Monarchs Create a monarch-friendly farm through a variety of NRCS conservation practices that help producers better manage healthy stands of milkweed and high-value nectar plants.