Eden & DanePollinator Guild Field Guide
A dedicated pollinator support planting, built to draw native bees and butterflies to whatever fruiting plants you have nearby - the single highest-leverage guild you can add to a property.
Nearly every fruiting plant we sell benefits from stronger pollinator activity nearby, and a dedicated pollinator guild is one of the most effective single additions you can make to a productive property. Rather than covering companions for one specific plant, this guide is a standalone pollinator-focused planting you can place anywhere sunny.
It covers a mix of native flowering perennials chosen for staggered bloom times, so something is always flowering across the growing season, keeping pollinators active and present near your fruiting plants continuously rather than in one short burst.
What's included
For any property
growing fruit.
This is not scoped to one specific plant - it is a general-purpose pollinator planting that benefits nearly everything else you grow. If you only buy one guild guide, this is the one with the broadest payoff.
It works well planted near any combination of fruiting trees and shrubs, or as its own dedicated bed if you have the space.
What to know before you buy
Full sun produces the strongest results - most of the plant selections in this guide bloom best in open, sunny conditions.
Results build over a season or two as the planting establishes and pollinator populations respond - this is not an instant fix.
Before you buy.
From download to done.
- 1. Find the spotUse the placement guidance to site the planting near your fruiting plants.
- 2. Choose for the whole seasonPick from the staggered bloom list so something flowers from spring to fall.
- 3. Plant in driftsGroup each species in drifts rather than single plants; pollinators find them more easily.
- 4. Leave some messLeave stems and leaf litter over winter, where many native bees nest.
