Matthew Shepherd of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation says that without pollinators, a lot of our favorite things would vanish.
"Something like one out of every three mouthfuls of food and drink that we consume, we get thanks to a pollinator," Shepherd said.
The job of moving pollen within and between flowers is done by flies, butterflies, beetles, bats, birds, even lizards. And of course, bees. Not just honey and bumble bees, but flashy little native ones, too.
But Shepherd says you can help pollinators survive and thrive, no matter where you live. A square foot of flowers is better than none.
"If all you've got room for is space to grow a couple of plants, then that's great. That's two more plants that weren't there, and some insects and some pollinators will find those and benefit from them," he said.
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