06/23/2026
It's Pollinator Week (June 22–28) — and your garden is part of something bigger than you might think.
Pollinators — bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more — are essential to the health of California's home gardens, farms, and wild landscapes. The plants you grow can support them, or work against them.
This week, we're sharing tips for making your garden a place pollinators love. Share your pollinator photos in the comments — we want to see what's visiting your garden!
Photo credit: Bruce Winningham, UC Master Gardener of Calaveras County.
Photo description: A close-up of a honeybee mid-flight above a partially open yellow sunflower. The bee's hind legs are visibly loaded with bright orange-yellow pollen. The flower's green bracts and fuzzy stem are sharply in focus against a soft gray background.