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Who is doing the pollinating in your neighborhood? Enter a zip code to see the bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, hover flies, and sphinx moths people have photographed nearby in the last 90 days.
Bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, carpenter bees, honey bees. New York has more than 400 native bee species.
Swallowtails, monarchs, skippers, and more. Each needs a specific native host plant as a caterpillar.
On Long Island that means the ruby-throated hummingbird, here from late April to early October.
Bee mimics whose larvae eat aphids. Second only to bees as pollinators.
Day-flying clearwings and night-flying hawk moths that pollinate phlox, bee balm, and evening primrose.
The Native Plant Finder matches plants to the pollinators you want and the conditions you have.
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