Pollinator Lovers Gifts & Decor | Key Hangers, Welcome Signs, Garden Stakes

We love our pollinators! We recognize the importance of these amazing creatures to the very survival of the human race--we rely on them to pollinate our fruit and vegetables, about a third of the world's food supply! With the loss of habitat due to meadow eradication, invasive plant species, pesticide usage, and other reasons, our pollinators face peril. We want to be part of the solution! 

For every product sold in this collection, we will plant a native pollinator-friendly plant--one that has ecologically evolved in our location and so provides the perfect food source for some of our local native bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects. Examples include Asclepias syriaca (milkweed - a major larval host to the Monarch butterfly during its migratory layover in our state!), Monarda (bee balm), Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan), asters, and more. 

In addition, some of these products will be available for sale at the Penn State Butler County Extension Master Gardener fundraisers - the main one being in May every year at Alameda Park. The funds raised at these events are used to plant and maintain pollinator gardens and to educate the public on native planting and the importance of a diverse ecosytem in our own backyards. 

As we sell these and plant new pollinators, we will update our blog and share photos on our social media pages @themetalpeddler .