Tufts Pollinator Initiative

The faces of TPI! Read our new blog post for a recap of the pollinator research we've conducted this summer: sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/20…

Big news! TPI’s cofounder and beloved community member, Nick (@beesearcher), has graduated from Tufts! Dr. Dorian will be moving to Chicago to continue his work through a post-doc with Paul CaraDonna. We will miss him so much but are so excited for his next journey. Good luck!!

To help pollinators on this Earth day weekend: -Plant native wildflowers -Skip the pesticides -Go out and find at least one new pollinator you've never noticed before 🐝🦋🪲 Make this Earth day about caring for all our pollinator neighbors in the city!

Thank you to those who joined us for the cellophane bee pollinator safari this Saturday! 🐝🌸 We saw four species of bees while enjoying the early spring weather. ☀️ Come join us for another safari this coming Saturday! Link in bio to sign up.

Happy International Women's Day from the women who keep TPI going! 👩‍🔬🌱

This week we had our first Pollinator Ambassadors session! We are so excited to work with this group of dedicated and passionate students for the next few weeks! 💛🌻

Happy New Year from team TPI! Thank you to our amazing community of people and pollinators 🌱🐝 We can’t wait to see the plants, pollinators, and people 2023 brings! #pollinators #newyears #nativegardening #pollinatorhabitat #conservation

Happy thanksgiving from TPI! We are grateful for the pollinators that put food on our plate and for our amazing online and local community 🍽🍠🍏🐝

Tufts Pollinator Initiative is growing! 🌱 We are looking for Tufts undergrad and grad students with diverse backgrounds to join our team! sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/ed…

Thanks to everyone who came to Seeds & Cider last weekend! 🌱 visit our website for more info on sowing native seeds ✨

Ever wonder what your favorite native blooms look like as seeds? 🌼 Here are some popular seeds we will have available this Saturday for you to create your own native seed mix 🍂🌱 Visit anytime between 11am and 1pm!

We are hosting a workshop! Come make your own FREE seed mix with us next Saturday! 🌱

Warning: your pollinator garden may attract elephants! 🐘💙

Fall in our second year garden (taken today)! Check out the before shots from 2017 and 2009 😱 amazing how much the space has changed 🌼🌱🌾

On a cold and windy fall day it’s delightful to see bumble bees sleepily nectaring and resting in our gardens! Great food & shelter

Prof of Biology George Ellmore finds fixings for salad and stir fry along untrimmed hillsides on campus. Full video: vimeo.com/72275350

Come visit us during Tufts Community Day this Sunday, October 2nd! We will have a table in front of our gardens at Tisch library and hosting two pollinator safaris at 574 Boston Ave 🔎🦋🐝🪲🐛 Sign up for a safari here! 🌻🌱docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

What are some misconceptions about honey #bees that you wish most people knew? I'll start: 1. Beekeeping is animal husbandry, NOT #conservation 2. The vast majority of bee species DON'T live in hives and DON'T make honey 3. Honey bees are NOT endangered What else?

When we say leave the leaves, we also mean save the stems. Abandon the brush. Let the logs be. Surrender the soil. Disregard the garden. The colder seasons call for a healthy amount of neglect in the outdoors to ensure invertebrates have shelter and food. xerces.org/leave-the-leav…

@TuftsUniversity jumbos—apply for this opportunity! The green fund provided instrumental support for our initiative 🐝🌻