Today's guest is Heather Holm, author, speaker and horticulturist, who is an expert on pollinating insects, including bees and wasps. In this episode, we talk about habitat restoration, how home gardeners can bring in more pollinators, why the spring and fall are so important to pollinators and cultivars of native plants.

Check out these resources:
Heather's books: 

• WASPS: A Guide for Eastern North America (2021)
• Pollinators of Native Plants (2014)
• BEES: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide
• COMING SOON: Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States (a pocket guide)

More about the rusty-patch bee
Woodmints -- plants Heather loves for shade
Mary's Boltonia -- It's big and the bees love it!
Mary's Insectary Garden