How to Attract Pollinators: 6 Must-Have Plants

With recent declines in bee populations, there is a growing awareness of the contribution pollinators make to the ecosystem, and to the human food supply. According to a report from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), these helpful creatures fertilize 90 percent of flowering plants and one third of human food crops.

A pollinator garden is shown in this photo. With recent declines in bee populations, there is a growing awareness of the contribution pollinators make to the ecosystem, and to the human food supply. Cat Rooney/Epoch Times

Bees, hummingbirds, bats, and beetles are all pollinators—animals that assist in plant reproduction.

With recent declines in bee populations, there is a growing awareness of the contribution pollinators make to the ecosystem, and to the human food supply. According to a report from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), these helpful creatures fertilize 90 percent of flowering plants and one third of human food crops.