Resource List for Pollinator Conservation

Photo by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

Syrphid fly and sweat bee on Tithonia

Web Resources

Beekeeping Resources

Books and Publications

American Honey Plants, by Frank C. Pellett

Crop Pollination by Bees, by Keith S. Delaplane and Daniel F. Mayer

Honey Plants of North America, by John H. Lovell

Plant-Pollinator Interactions: From Specialization to Generalization, by N.M. Waser and J. Ollerton

Pollinator Conservation Handbook, by The Xerces Society

The Bees of the World, by C.D. Michener

The Forgotten Pollinators, by S.L. Buchmann and G.P.Nabhan

The Natural History of Bumblebees, by C. Kearns and J. Thomson

Supplies

Knox Cellars
206-849-5065
Sammamish, WA
bee nesting blocks

Pollinator Paradise
208-722-7808
Parma, ID
books and nesting materials for native bees

Native Plant and Seed Suppliers

Big Bloomers Flower Farm
Sanford, NC
919-776-6597
retail nursery specializing in herbaceous perennials

Cure Nursery
Pittsboro, NC
919-542-6186
container grown wetland trees and shrubs; wholesale, by appointment only

Ernst Conservation Seeds
Meadville, PA
800-873-3321
native and naturalized seeds and plant material of eastern North American ecotypes

Mellow Marsh Farm
Siler City, NC
919-742-1200
container grown wetland plants; wholesale, by appointment only

Niche Gardens
Chapel Hill, NC
919-967-0078
retail nursery with container grown perennials and some trees, shrubs, and vines

Roundstone Native Seed LLC
Upton, KY
270-531-2353
native and naturalized seeds and plant material of southeastern North American ecotypes

Also check out these lists:

Chatham Nursery & Greenhouse Growers - North Carolina Cooperative Extension

North Carolina Nurseries Selling Native Trees - NC Division of Forest Resources

Native Plant Vendor List for North Carolina

Supporting Organizations

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

North Carolina Botanical Garden

North Carolina Native Plant Association

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

The Pollinator Partnership

Butterfly Conservation Initiative

Native Plants Network

USDA Logan Bee Lab

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This page last updated on April 8, 2009.

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