Pollinator Protection Guides

Whether you're a beekeeper, a farmer, or a land manager, you care about maintaining diverse pollinator communities. These guides — written by experts from across Cornell University — will help anyone looking to implement best management practices to protect pollinator health. They assist diverse stakeholder groups from across New York and around the world in working together with the common goal of conserving pollinators.

For information about New York State's pollinator protection initiatives, visit NYS Department of Ag. and Markets' Pollinator Protection Plan website.

A researcher surveys blossoms in an apple orchard for native bees

Growers and beekeepers can learn a lot from each other. Whether honey bees are being used for pollination services, or if hives are simply located near agricultural land, this handout details communication topics and resources to ensure healthy crops and bees.

This guide introduces orchard growers to the wild bee species who pollinate their crops. It includes a photo guide to identify bees, tips for improving bee diversity in orchards, and a summary of bee toxicities for commonly used orchard pesticides.

an orchard with rows of apple trees with pink blooms and yellow dandelions on the ground

This guide helps tree fruit growers compare the effects of different pesticides on pollinators so they can choose a product that's both effective against target pests while reducing risk to non-target pollinator species.

2023 Edition.

A garden with orange and red flowers in the foreground and a lawn in the background

This guide helps landscape managers, turf specialists, Christmas tree growers, and horticulturists compare the effects of different pesticides on pollinators so they can choose a product that's both effective against target pests while reducing risk to non-target pollinator species.

2019 Edition.

A researcher holds a bunch of raspberries on the bush to inspect them closely

This guide helps New York's small fruit, grape, and hops growers compare the effects of different pesticides on pollinators so they can choose a product that's both effective against target pests while reducing risk to non-target pollinator species.

2023 Edition.

Two agricultural workers bend over to inspect a row of squash for pest damage

This guide helps New York's field crop growers compare the effects of different pesticides on pollinators so they can choose a product that's both effective against target pests while reducing risk to non-target pollinator species.

2023 Edition.