It all depends what people mean when they say “pollinators”. I think most native plant gardeners just want to help biodiversity. Restore the soil biome, provide a boost to some of the many insects suffering massive population declines, attract larger wildlife like birds and mammals. And see all of that in person, especially in otherwise lifeless urban/suburban environments. Universities and local governments are mainly concerned with the economic threat honeybee decline poses to honeybee-dependent agriculture, so decisions like this may seem tone deaf from an environmental perspective, but it accomplishes the goal it was made for.
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I mean, I appreciate the video and the point that’s being made. But, I would be annoyed that they chose such a basic plant for a pollinator habitat license plate haha. MN has a “critical habitat” [license plate that features a Purple Prairie Clover (*Dalea purpurea*), a Rusty-Patched Bumblebee, and a Monarch](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/plates/index.html). I think that’s a really cool representation of imperiled wildlife native to Minnesota.
I understand why people say it shouldn’t matter, but I think finding a species of flower that is unique to Pennsylvania (as well as unique insect life to depict) would be a lot cooler.
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It all depends what people mean when they say “pollinators”. I think most native plant gardeners just want to help biodiversity. Restore the soil biome, provide a boost to some of the many insects suffering massive population declines, attract larger wildlife like birds and mammals. And see all of that in person, especially in otherwise lifeless urban/suburban environments. Universities and local governments are mainly concerned with the economic threat honeybee decline poses to honeybee-dependent agriculture, so decisions like this may seem tone deaf from an environmental perspective, but it accomplishes the goal it was made for.
I mean, I appreciate the video and the point that’s being made. But, I would be annoyed that they chose such a basic plant for a pollinator habitat license plate haha. MN has a “critical habitat” [license plate that features a Purple Prairie Clover (*Dalea purpurea*), a Rusty-Patched Bumblebee, and a Monarch](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/plates/index.html). I think that’s a really cool representation of imperiled wildlife native to Minnesota.
I understand why people say it shouldn’t matter, but I think finding a species of flower that is unique to Pennsylvania (as well as unique insect life to depict) would be a lot cooler.