About the information
This site is a simple interface for searching and filtering the information provided on Dr. Gegear's 2023 list of plants to support Massachusetts pollinators at risk. All the information here is drawn from the publicly available lists found at Dr. Gegear's website.
The creator of this website is solely responsible for any errors in the transcription of the information. Dr. Gegear and his lab are entirely uninvolved with this website. If you are making big money serious decisions about plantings, please check your results against the original materials found on the websites above.
About the author
My name is Ellie. I'm an amateur gardener and an even more amateur database user. I'm mostly a stay at home mom in Worcester County.
I found it hard to use the PDF to narrow down which plants I would need to cover all the bases, so I made this database. I decided to share my work in case it is helpful to anyone else.
FAQ
Can you make the website do [thing]?
Probably not, but I'll look into it. I don't know what I'm doing. Let me know what you want and we will see what we can do.
Are you going to put Dr. Gegear's butterfly and other bee lists on here?
I am working on it. If you have an in-depth understanding of either of those charts, I'd appreciate your help. I'm not sure how to best integrate them with the plant list, because they both work with family-level plant taxonomy.
What's the difference between nectar, pollen, and "additional nectar/pollen"?
I don't know. I just put what it said on the PDF. If you know, please email me.
Can you make a database for another region?
If you have a data source and want to do the data entry, sure! Email me at millenoctes@gmail.com.
Contact
If you have questions, corrections, ideas, etc. for this website, please email me at millenoctes@gmail.com.
That goes double if you are comfortable learning new software and want to help with the website!
If you have questions about pollinators at risk or plants to support them, I can't answer them. I suggest you check out the additional resources page.
