Support Pollinators
Pollinators like bees, butterflies, & hummingbirds fly from plant to plant in the search for protein-rich pollen or high-energy nectar to eat. As they go, pollen from one plant sticks to their legs, wings, and hairs and they move it to the next flower. This fertilizes the plant, allowing it to reproduce and form seeds, berries, fruits, and other foods that form the foundation of the food chain for other species—including humans.
Pollinators pollinate more than 1200 crops add 217 billion dollars to the global economy clean the air stabilize the soil support other wildlife
Bees populations are in decline around the world. In the U.S. some species are now endangered. Their decline has come from habitat destruction, disease, pesticide use, invasive species, & climate change.
Celebrate Bees!
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QuickviewHoney Bee Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This one features a buzzing honey bee! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! Blank inside. Envelope included. **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewHappy Bee-Day Birthday Card
Birthday Cards, Good Paper, PhilippinesOur “Happy Bee-Day” card is lovingly handcrafted in the Philippines by women survivors of sex trafficking. *Finger puppet included!* The card incorporates a variety of handmade, recycled papers, making it environmentally sustainable, too. Blank inside. Envelope included. Size: 4.5 IN x 5.75 IN Learn more about Good Paper Cards and the artisans who make them.$8.00$8.00 -
QuickviewBumble Bees Felt Coin Purse
Baby & Kids Gifts, Coin Purses, dZi, Felt Collection, Nepal, WalletsBrightly blooming, freshly felted and fun - this little coinpurse is all the buzz! Hand-felted in Nepal by a women's cooperative. Lined inside and has a fun zip-fob shaped like a flower. Size: 5"w x 4" h$21.00$21.00 -
QuickviewFelt Birdhouse Bumblebee
Birdhouses, dZi, Easter & Spring, Felt Birdhouses, Felt Collection, NepalMade with 100% naturally water repellent wool, these birdhouses rarely get wet inside and are durable through weather changes. The 1.25" opening is perfect for smaller birds to enter and create their nest. Made with felted wool, a hemp hanging cord, and a bamboo perch - all materials are sustainably harvested. Each birdhouse is hand crafted by skilled artisans in Kathmandu, Nepal. Size: 9.5"h x 6"w Material: 100% natural wool Learn more about our felt birdhouses and the talented artisans that make them.$39.00$39.00 -
QuickviewBumble Bee Rattle
Bangladesh, PebbleThis friendly insect is as happy as can bee! Its bright yellow head is topped with 2 black antennae and it's belly covered in black and yellow stripes. This winged creature is as gentle as can be and is the perfect size for tiny hands to grab onto. The rattle inside gives a soft sound when shaken. Handmade with cotton yarn, it is super soft and lightweight Material: 100% cotton; 100% polyester fill Size: about 5.15" tall x 4.75" wide Care: Machine washable, tumble dry low$19.00$19.00 -
QuickviewHoney, Happy Bee Day Card
Birthday Cards, Good Paper, PhilippinesCelebrate your special honey with this sweet card. Handmade from recycled paper by artisans in the Philippines. Blank inside. Envelope included. Size: 4.5 IN x 5.75 IN Learn more about Good Paper Cards and the artisans who make them.$6.50$6.50 -
QuickviewFelt Baby Shoes Bumblebee
Felt Collection, Silk Road BazaarThese bumblebee baby shoes are made from sheep's wool and are the perfect natural and environmentally-conscious baby shoe! Recommended for infants age 0-12 months.$26.00$26.00 -
QuickviewBee Frame Drum
Baby & Kids Gifts, Indonesia, Instruments, JamtownThis frame drum is kid-sized and painted with two happy buzzing bees! The 6" frame is shaped like a hive, with scalloped edges. Includes one straight stick. Handmade by artisans in Indonesia.$38.00
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While bees are the most well-known pollinators, butterflies play an important role too. They aren’t as efficient as bees, but they can travel much farther, thus pollinating a larger area. Butterflies find their nectar by being able to see ultraviolet light which makes flower markings very distinct to them.
Celebrate butterflies!
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QuickviewMonarch Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewPapilio Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewGulf Fritillary Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewBlue Morpha Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewPurple Emperor Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewTiger Swallowtail Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewRainbow Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
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QuickviewPeacock Pansy Butterfly Stud Earrings
Dunitz, Earrings, GuatemalaThese laser cut butterfly earrings are created with wood board made from recycled Eucalyptus. A white polyurethane coating fixes the images to the wood.$11.00- Wingspans range from 3/4" - 1"
- Recycled wood, Surgical steel posts
- Made in Guatemala
$11.00
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QuickviewSwallowtail Butterfly Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This one features a lovely swallowtail butterfly perched on a flower! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewMonarch Butterfly Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This one features an ornate Monarch Butterfly! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! Blank inside. Envelope included. **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewBlue Butterfly on Cherry Blossoms Quilling Card
Quilling Card, VietnamHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This card is perfect for spring, featuring a vibrant blue butterfly resting on a cherry blossom branch! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! Blank inside. Envelope included. **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewQuilled Blue Butterfly Sticky Note Cover
Gifts for Co-workers, Journals, Note Cards & Boxes, Quilling Card, Quilling Sticky Notes, VietnamA linen wrapped notebook cover for sticky notes. Comes with a new sticky note pad, and an elastic band to hold it in place. Refillable. **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$14.00$14.00
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QuickviewButterfly Wind Chime
Bells And Chimes, Brass Chimes, India, Recycled Metal, SerrvShimmering chime delights with golden butterflies, cut from recycled iron sheets, welded, and hand painted. Each strand finished with colorful glass beads and small iron bell that produces a soft, bright jingle. Size: 18.5"H x 6" D$30.00$30.00 -
QuickviewButterfly Rattle
Bangladesh, PebbleThis friendly butterfly is all smiles and ready wing its way into your child's life. Its wings are blue and turqoise, edged with bright green. It is the perfect size for tiny hands to grab onto and the rattle inside gives a soft sound when shaken. Handmade with cotton yarn, it is super soft and lightweight. Perfect gender neutral gift for a baby shower. Material: 100% cotton; 100% polyester fill Size: about 6.3" tall x 5.15" wide Care: Machine washable, tumble dry low$19.00$19.00 -
QuickviewFelt Birdhouse Butterfly Garden
Birdhouses, dZi, Easter & Spring, Felt Birdhouses, Felt Collection, NepalMade with 100% naturally water repellent wool, these birdhouses rarely get wet inside and are durable through weather changes. The 1.25" opening is perfect for smaller birds to enter and create their nest. Made with felted wool, a hemp hanging cord, and a bamboo perch - all materials are sustainably harvested. Each birdhouse is hand crafted by skilled artisans in Kathmandu, Nepal. Size: 9.5"h x 6"w Material: 100% natural wool Learn more about our felt birdhouses and the talented artisans that make them.$39.00$39.00 -
QuickviewButterfly Potholder
Chef Accessories, Lucia's ImportsMake cooking more festive with this whimsical butterfly potholder, handmade by artisans in Guatemala from traditional woven fabric. The colors will vary. Size: about 9"w by 8"h$9.00$9.00
Hummingbirds are amazingly adapted to be pollinators. They have long, skinny bills and tube-like tongues that they use to drink nectar from flowers. They drink nectar to get the energy they need to fuel their high metabolism. Hummingbirds drink up to two times their body weight per day. As they move from plant to plant, they carry pollen and spread it around.
Celebrate hummingbirds!
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QuickviewHummingbird Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This one features an vibrant and buzzing hummingbird! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewBroad-Billed Hummingbird Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! Blank inside. Envelope included. **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewRufous Hummingbird Quilling Card
Quilling CardHandmade in Vietnam using tiny strips of paper that are quilled, or rolled, into a variety of shapes then attached to the card. This one features a vibrant and buzzing rufous hummingbird! Each quilling card is a work of art with impressive details and can even be framed to be displayed and enjoyed all the time! **Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat. Size: 6" x 6" **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$10.00$10.00 -
QuickviewHummingbird Chiffon Scarf
Gifts for Her, India, Scarves, Ten Thousand Villages$29.00This whimsical scarf perfectly combines nature and fashion! Bright hummingbirds cover this sheer, lightweight scarf from India.- Size: 19.75"W x 70.75"L
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QuickviewFelt Birdhouse Hummingbird
Birdhouses, dZi, Easter & Spring, Felt Birdhouses, Felt Collection, NepalMade with 100% naturally water repellent wool, these birdhouses rarely get wet inside and are durable through weather changes. The 1.25" opening is perfect for smaller birds to enter and create their nest. Made with felted wool, a hemp hanging cord, and a bamboo perch - all materials are sustainably harvested. Each birdhouse is hand crafted by skilled artisans in Kathmandu, Nepal. Size: 9"h x 5"w Material: 100% natural wool Learn more about our felt birdhouses and the talented artisans that make them.$39.00$39.00 -
QuickviewQuilled Hummingbird Sticky Note Cover
Gifts for Co-workers, Journals, Note Cards & Boxes, Quilling Card, Quilling Sticky Notes, VietnamA linen wrapped notebook cover for sticky notes. Comes with a new sticky note pad, and an elastic band to hold it in place. Refillable. **Learn more about Quilling Card and the artisans that craft these cards.$14.00$14.00
Ways You Can Help Pollinators
Adopt a Monarch
You can symbolically adopt a monarch butterfly with the National Wildlife Foundation. Your money will go to support their work to protect and restore monarchs and their habitat.
Grow a Wildlife Garden
If you have space at home to plant a garden, think about choosing some native plants that will attract pollinators. Check out this handy list of Pollinator-friendly plants from Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: click here!
Give Bees a Nesting Place
There are about 4,000 bee species native to North America and most of those don’t actually form hives. Instead, they lay their eggs in tunnels in decaying wood or in sandy soil.
Don’t Mow as Often
Smithsonian gardening buffs suggest that mowing every two to three weeks will keep your grass tidy while still allowing pollinators enough time to capitalize on any flowering plants that may crop up before they disappear.
Avoid Pesticides
Spraying pesticides may seem like a quick and easy fix to the bug problem in your yard or garden, but they are very detrimental to the health of pollinators and the surrounding area. Bees pick up the harmful substances and bring them back to their homes. Instead, Smithsonian garden buffs suggest introducing other insects, natural enemies like ladybugs, praying mantises, parasitic wasps and predatory mites.
Provide a Water Source
If you’re able, you may want to consider adding a water feature to your garden or yard. A small fountain, pond, or bird bath will help all kinds of wildlife that may come to your yard. Bees use water to regulate the humidity in their colonies and butterflies and birds need access to water too!