{"id":2437,"date":"2023-06-01T01:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T07:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2023-05-30T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:57:25","slug":"whats-the-big-deal-about-pollination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/nature-detectives\/whats-the-big-deal-about-pollination\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Big Deal about Pollination?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is summertime! Something natural and important is happening everywhere\u2026 and you may not even notice. We\u2019re talking about pollination and pollinators- big words and a big deal. Pollination affects everyone and everywhere- not just Boulder County, but the entire planet!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"795\" data-lbwps-height=\"677\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text-300x255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a bee wearing a super hero cape\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Polllinators-Hidden-Heros-artwork_no-text.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pollination is how flowering plants reproduce, spread, and make new seeds and fruit. Plants don\u2019t walk around, they\u2019re immobile, so many must rely on relationships with helpers in order to reproduce and spread. When pollen is transferred from the male part of a plant to the female part of another plant of the same species, pollination is happening. Pollen is the fertilization agent.<\/p>\n<p>Some options for pollination are wind, water, and animals, including insects. We focus on\u00a0insects and birds today. It\u2019s estimated that more than 80% of flowering plants use animals (mostly insects!) for pollination. That\u2019s a lot of busy bugs; you could think of them as super heroes!<\/p>\n<h2>So, How Does it Work?<\/h2>\n<p>Bright colored flowers from native plants, fruits, vegetables, or trees- with sweet smelling, high-energy nectar attract pollinators . A bee, for example, approaches a flower to eat, look for shelter, nest-building materials, or a mate\u2026whatever they\u2019re doing, they may leave with a load of protein-rich pollen- the powdery stuff in the center of the flower.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1272\" data-lbwps-height=\"2068\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-185x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2441 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a butterfly on a flower\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-630x1024.jpg 630w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-768x1249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-945x1536.jpg 945w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower-1260x2048.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ND-Summer-2023_Butterfly-on-wildflower.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pollen is often yellow with sticky teeny barbs to enable it to stay on the pollinator until it goes to the next flower\u2026and the next, and the next, pollinating away. Bees and other insect pollinators prefer yellow pollen as they can\u2019t see the color red; birds and butterflies can see the color red; maybe that is why they often prefer flowers with red pollen. There are many colors of pollen in nature. Remember, the plants have learned what colors, smells, and shapes attract just the right kind of pollinator for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.bouldercounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/big-deal-pollination.pdf\">Continue Reading &amp; Download the Print Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"clearfix\"><i class=\"fa fa-bug fa-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Nature Detectives Library<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Every past issue of Nature Detectives can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercounty.gov\/open-space\/education\/nature-detectives\/#library\">Nature Detectives Library<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is summertime! Something natural and important is happening everywhere\u2026 and you may not even notice. We\u2019re talking about pollination and pollinators- big words and a big deal. Pollination affects everyone and everywhere- not just Boulder County, but the entire planet! Pollination is how flowering plants reproduce, spread, and make new seeds and fruit. 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