It’s not just the bees that do the work; flies, ants, wasps, butterflies, hummingbirds, bats, and beetles all contribute to the pollination process. Pollinators are vital to creating and maintaining the ecosystems that we rely on for ecosystem services such as food, shelter, medicines, spices, and clothing. Consider this: Virtually all of the world’s seed plants need to be pollinated, from pine trees to fruits and vegetables to wild flowers. Pollinators are responsible for assisting over 80% of the world’s flowering plants with reproduction.  Over three-quarters of the staple crop plants that feed humankind rely on animal pollinators. From a plant reproduction perspective, native bees are the most efficient pollinators because they exhibit flower constancy, meaning that they only visit one species of flowering plant per foraging trip. They are also more efficient at pollinating native plants and some food crops than European honey bees. Consider also that the caterpillars of butterflies and moths are essential to raise a brood of songbirds.