{"id":8837,"date":"2015-07-02T09:32:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T16:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2019-07-17T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T21:05:27","slug":"pollen-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2015\/07\/02\/pollen-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the Pollen Nation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bumble-bee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8838\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"bumble bee\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bumble-bee-300x284.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bumble-bee-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bumble-bee.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The University of California&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ucanr.edu\/\">Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources<\/a> is featuring the <a href=\"http:\/\/ucanr.edu\/sites\/PollenNation\/\">Pollen Nation<\/a>, a web page dedicated to awareness about the many players in the pollination process, from the birds and the bees to the wind, and even us!<\/p>\n<p>Pollinators are essential to ecosystems and life. Without them many plants could not reproduce and survive, and edible plants (fruits and vegetables) wouldn&#8217;t have their critical role in the diets of animals and humans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAoghByxVV4\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"YouTube video: Join the Pollen Nation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of California&#8217;s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is featuring the Pollen Nation, a web page dedicated to awareness about the many players in the pollination process, from the birds and the bees to the wind, and even us! Pollinators are essential to ecosystems and life. 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