{"id":360,"date":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedemos.net\/alex26\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2021-05-21T08:35:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T08:35:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"360\" class=\"elementor elementor-360\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-567911d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"567911d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3743c8\" data-id=\"b3743c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfef53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cfef53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WELCOME TO<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82092e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82092e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POLLINATORS OF KENYA<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f059f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f1f059f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fa0d5 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e2fa0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72897bd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72897bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7199241\" data-id=\"7199241\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8eb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a8eb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"One in three bites of food is thanks to a pollinator.\"  Dino Martin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d439b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d439b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Humans and Animals rely on pollinators for the crucial role they play in the life cycle of plants on which they depend. It is estimated that there are thousands of pollinators, including those commonly known to us such as wasps, moths and bees. Without them, we would have a world without our favourite fruit, onions, avocado and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6f784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6f784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>A pollinator is an an animal that transports the pollen from one part of the plant to another. <br \/><\/em><\/p><p>Pollinators of Kenya is an advocacy arm of Gardenology Kenya which seeks to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators so that we can not only continue to enjoy the foods we love but support the health of our planet too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1b608 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b1b608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36db80a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36db80a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386ff2c\" data-id=\"386ff2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67b229 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67b229\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b8d9f4\" data-id=\"7b8d9f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96096b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b96096b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">i am a pollinator<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570e02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570e02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I Am A Pollinator is a citizen-led campaign to raise awareness of<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the importance of the preservation of pollinators.<\/span> \u00a0 <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e870d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e870d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d81165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d81165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">study pollination, love pollination<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a4518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a4518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You don&#8217;t have to be a scientist to understand the value of pollination. Take a walk outside and look at the flowers or fruits growing. Beautiful right ? If you are a gardener you need pollinators for successful production of your crops.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22108ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22108ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5791dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5791dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">bees pollinate but so do other insects and animals<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f3828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f3828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Often times when people think pollinators, they think of bees. Bees are indeed an important species in the pollinator however there are many other insects and animals such as bats, birds, moths, flies (yeah, imagine that) involved in this ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c8e62 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"09c8e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0936e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d0936e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06f848f\" data-id=\"06f848f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f403a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f403a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #d94948;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">A light wind swept over the corn, and<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"> <em>all nature laughed <\/em><\/span>in the sunshine.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d71124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d71124\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b03254\" data-id=\"8b03254\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e78b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e78b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">pollinate!<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8b322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee8b322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pollinator Gallery<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed422bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed422bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aba541\" data-id=\"1aba541\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb305f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eb305f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/butterfly-3155991_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/butterfly-3155991_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/butterfly-3155991_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d079106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d079106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Butterflies and moths<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e1e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e1e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Butterflies are always a joy to encounter. They are always so majestic and beautiful. It is said that Butterflies love to land on flat or large flowers to feed though they are known to mostly pollinate red flowers with short tubes. <\/p><p>Moths pollinate flowers which have a strong fragrance which is often released at night. Nocturnal Moths known as Hawkmoths use their &#8216;extra long&#8217; tongues to access the nector in the flowers.<\/p><p>Do you like Paw Paws or Orchids ? These are some of the fruit and flowers pollinated by Hawkmoths.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Approximately 4% of all plants in Kenya are pollinated by the Hawkmoths. So before you go swatting them at night, think of that sweet paw paw \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d32ab0c\" data-id=\"d32ab0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5104a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f5104a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thomas-millot-2JSLLwtM8MU-unsplash-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c64d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7c64d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Bees<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a41617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a41617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Bees, wasps and ants are insects that belong to the insect group known as Hymenoptera.<\/p><p>Did you know there are over 200,000 species of bees in the world ? All with different physical and behaviour traits. Amazing huh ?<\/p><p>In East Africa we mostly have Carpenter Bees, Stingless Bees, Longhorn Bees, Honeybees, <em>Amegilla<\/em> Bees and Leafcutter Bees.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Approximately two thirds of fruit and vegetables grown in East Africa are pollinated by these wild bees.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4f2b11\" data-id=\"c4f2b11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d632c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d632c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bat-pollinator-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0b7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a0b7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Bats<\/a><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7c8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff7c8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Have you ever seen the glorious African Sausage Tree aka <em>Kigelia Africana<\/em> ? This amazing tree is one of the many whose flowers are pollinated by Bats. I had a new found respect for Bats when I discovered this even though I still fear them.<\/p><p>Bats are mammals that feed at night. They pollinate flowers which contain nectar and have a fruity scent.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: If you love mangoes and bananas, then you need to love bats too !!<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0bc5c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0bc5c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8dfa9f\" data-id=\"c8dfa9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d601f84\" data-id=\"d601f84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471ffbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"471ffbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A garden without a pollinator, is a garden without life.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31b8d64\" data-id=\"31b8d64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038616e elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"038616e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-id-badge\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BEEcome a pollinator champion<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddfff0f\" data-id=\"ddfff0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f55a51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f55a51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9450700\" data-id=\"9450700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8edae3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8edae3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a043af5\" data-id=\"a043af5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d28a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39d28a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beetle-Pollinator-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb3cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb3cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beetles<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5044fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5044fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Beetles are a special kind of pollinator. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/discoverpollinators.org\">Discover Pollinators,\u00a0 <\/a>some beetles developed a special type of relationship with plants before Bees came into the pollination scene. This makes Beetles\u00a0 important pollinators in some habitats where bees are scarce.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Palm trees and Cycads are pollinated by beetles. <\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-380ef4d\" data-id=\"380ef4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6a4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b6a4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bird-3848319_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bird-3848319_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bird-3848319_640-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bd85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15bd85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunbirds<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72a025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b72a025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sunbirds are small colourful birds with long curved beaks. They tend to pollinate red or orange flowers which contain sugary nectar.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: If you have Aloes in your garden, then it is very likely Sunbirds will visit to pollinate !<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf20ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf20ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c3b847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c3b847\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d5a10\" data-id=\"42d5a10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dbda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55dbda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ant-3389963_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ant-3389963_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ant-3389963_640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ant-3389963_640-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eacdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eacdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ants<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ced2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ced2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ants are one of the most meticulous insects on the planet. Have you ever seen how much time they take keeping clean ? Whilst this is rather admirable, it does not make them the greatest pollinators. This is because in the process of keeping clean, they will also get rid of the pollen mid destination. That said, they are still a very important species in the pollination ecosystem because as they visit flowers for nectar,\u00a0 they hunt other herbivorous insects that feed on the plants. <\/p><p>Ants protect the plants which then provides for opportunities for other effective pollinators to visit and do their thing.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Ants are good at pollinating low ground growing succulent plants.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a0e61c\" data-id=\"1a0e61c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94843ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94843ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fly-pollinator-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbe719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bbe719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flies<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a257e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a257e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>There are over 150,000 types (or species) of flies on the planet. Did you know those &#8220;annoying&#8221; houseflies and bluebottles are important pollinators for fruits like Avocado and Mango ?<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Cacao trees, the most important plant from which we get Chocolate can only be pollinated by specialized tiny &#8220;true&#8221; flies. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c1f4\" data-id=\"1e2c1f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866aa71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"866aa71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gardenology.co.ke\/pollinatorsofkenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/michel-stockman-fjOJCq0-cJA-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc390b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddc390b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wasps and Figwasps<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b5495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b5495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The best of us find Wasps scary because they sting. But Wasps are important pollinators in that they carry pollen as they move from flower to flower. <\/p><p>Wasps play an important role in the ecological landscape as they are predatory and they act as natural pest control since they capture insects which would be otherwise harmful to plants.<\/p><p><strong>Amazing Fact: Many Fig tree species in East Africa are pollinated by the figwasp. Infact the tree cannot survive without the figwasp and vice versa. Males figwasps do not leave the figtree they are born in. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME TO POLLINATORS OF KENYA LEARN MORE &#8220;One in three bites of food is thanks to a pollinator.&#8221; Dino Martin Humans and Animals rely on pollinators for the crucial role they play in the life cycle of plants on which they depend. 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