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Pollinators are insects that visit the flowers we grow.

They drink the nectar from the flowers and when they do, they get sticky pollen grains on their body which they take from flower to flower.

Pollinators are busy in the daytime, but did you know there are many that are busy at night too.

We can grow many different types of plants in our gardens to help keep pollinators interested in visiting.

Plants need these pollinators to keep making new plants. This is called reproduction.

We also rely on pollinators to survive because most of the plants we grow for food need to be pollinated.

Find out more about the important job that bees play in pollination with this video.

Bees and butterflies are common pollinators, but there are many more, such as:

• flies
• beetles
• wasps
• moths

In some parts of the world birds and bats also move pollen from flower to flower!

Daytime pollinators

Here are some pollinators you can find in the daytime.

Night-time pollinators

Here are some pollinators you can find at night.

Bees are attracted to blue and yellow coloured flowers. They don’t have a great sense of smell so they will be most likely to be found on flowers that smell like sweet honey.

Bees and butterflies are particularly drawn towards Buddleia and it is often called the ‘butterfly bush’.

Some flowers have petals in a special shape to make coming in to land easy for their pollinators.

Find out how flowers use colour and shape to attract pollinators below.

Night-blooming plants smell strongest at night. They use their strong scent to guide in pollinators when it is dark.

Bees do not have a good sense of smell and in the UK they do not fly at night.

Some moths only come out at night and they really like nice smells. They have no nose but can smell and taste through their feet.

Moths rely on their sense of smell to find the right plants for their food. They love the sweet, tasty treat of nectar that smells good at night.

Night-time flowering plants are often white or pale coloured. This makes them easier to see at dusk when the daylight has nearly gone.

Can you identify all 16 moths listed on the moth spotter guide?

Go grab a torch and take a copy of the moth spotter guide outside to track down some night-time pollinators.

Do they land on flowers similar to the ones on the night-time pollinators image above?

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