{"id":11814,"date":"2019-11-19T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=11814"},"modified":"2025-05-01T22:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T02:15:23","slug":"water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/","title":{"rendered":"Provide Water for Pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Certification Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u2713 In order to certify, your garden needs at least one of the following water sources, continuously available while pollinators are active:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearby natural body of water, such as a lake, river, stream or spring<\/li>\n<li>Birdbath or shallow dish of water<\/li>\n<li>Butterfly puddling area<\/li>\n<li>Water garden or pond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Water Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Pollinators need water for drinking, cooling, and reproduction. Butterflies, for example, will gather and sip mineral-rich water from shallow mud puddles. Bees get water from the nectar they collect but may also collect water to help them build nests. If you don&#8217;t have a natural water source like a lake or stream, you can create one by adding a birdbath, puddling area, or even a water garden.<\/p>\n<p>To make a birdbath or other water source useful for insects: add rocks for them to land on while they drink. Change the water 2-3 times a week during warm weather to prevent mosquito breeding.<\/p>\n<p>Water sources should provide a continuous supply while pollinators are active. Vernal pools and intermittent streams are not reliable water sources because they dry up in summer.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Learn More About Pollinator Water Sources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2702e\/\">Landscapes for Maine: Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape<\/a>, Bulletin #2702<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/water-for-wildlife-bird-baths-and-backyard-ponds\">Water for Wildlife: Bird Baths and Backyard Ponds<\/a>, PennState Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certification Requirements: \u2713 In order to certify, your garden needs at least one of the following water sources, continuously available while pollinators are active: Nearby natural body of water, such as a lake, river, stream or spring Birdbath or shallow dish of water Butterfly puddling area Water garden or pond Water Sources Pollinators need water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"parent":11809,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11814","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Provide Water for Pollinators - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Provide Water for Pollinators - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Certification Requirements: \u2713 In order to certify, your garden needs at least one of the following water sources, continuously available while pollinators are active: Nearby natural body of water, such as a lake, river, stream or spring Birdbath or shallow dish of water Butterfly puddling area Water garden or pond Water Sources Pollinators need water [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-02T02:15:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/\",\"name\":\"Provide Water for Pollinators - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-19T15:02:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-02T02:15:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/water\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pollinator-Friendly Gardening\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/pollinator\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Provide Water for Pollinators\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\",\"name\":\"Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard\",\"description\":\"Information you can use. 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