Create a pollinator pathway [Video]
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Create a pollinator pathway [Video]

The Netherlands is showing the rest of us how to bring back pollinators. From a “honey highway” to rooftop gardens, from wildflower patches to insect hotels, the Dutch National Pollinator Strategy aims to stem the decline in pollinators.

The United States also has a national strategy, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From what I’ve read in annual status reports from the USDA, the strategy involves a lot of research, data and assessments. The Dutch strategy strikes me as more action oriented, with a special focus on creating more nesting sites and improving access of pollinators to food – what they call their “bed-and-breakfast for bees.”

With more than 100 initiatives, the Dutch projects are developed and implemented at the local level by nonprofit organizations, individuals working collectively, cities and provinces (the Dutch version of states).

I am especially intrigued by their Honey Highway, initiated by one individual who is …

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