Why Pollinators Matter

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Why Pollinators Matter

Golden Hive Vault

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Buzzling — Why Pollinators Matter Golden Hive Vault

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I'm Buzzling.

Welcome to Golden Hive Vault!

Will you help me investigate why pollinators matter?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Pollinators help many plants reproduce.

Those plants can support food webs and supply some crops people use.

Why can pollinators matter beyond one flower?

  • A. They guarantee every crop succeeds
  • B. They support plant reproduction and connected food webs
  • C. They create all rocks

The answer is B: They support plant reproduction and connected food webs

Pollinators help many plants reproduce.

Those plants can support food webs and supply some crops people use.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

Pollinators have varied needs for flowers, shelter and nesting places.

A habitat plan should support more than one kind of animal.

Which plan provides food over more of the season?

  • A. The varied flowering plan
  • B. Removing every flower after one week
  • C. One week of flowers followed by none

The answer is A: The varied flowering plan

Our plan offers appropriate flowers across the growing season

and protects varied nesting spaces.

A competing plan removes all flowers after one week.

The first better matches the supplied needs.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our plan offers appropriate flowers across the growing season

and protects varied nesting spaces.

A competing plan removes all flowers after one week.

The first better matches the supplied needs.

Should a plan consider only honeybees?

  • A. Yes, no other pollinators exist
  • B. Only animals making honey matter
  • C. No, many pollinators have needs

The answer is C: No, many pollinators have needs

Pollinators have varied needs for flowers, shelter and nesting places.

A habitat plan should support more than one kind of animal.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

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Pollinators help many plants reproduce.

Pollinators have varied needs for flowers, shelter and nesting places.

Our plan offers appropriate flowers across the growing season

and protects varied nesting spaces.

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