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Pollinator Week was originally created by Congress 10 years ago and has now grown into an international celebration of the valuable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecosystem_services\">ecosystem services<\/a> provided by the &#8220;B&#8217;s:&#8221; birds, butterflies, bees, bats and beetles.<\/p>\n<p>CDFA highlighted concerns with declining bee populations in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/exec\/public_affairs\/About_Growing_California.html\">Growing California<\/a> video series. Here is &#8220;Blossom Buddies,&#8221; parts one and two.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZS-jbIEsRYg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"YouTube video: Blossom Buddies Part One\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ur1ZFj22K94\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"YouTube video: Blossom Buddies Part Two\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pollinator.org\/pollinatorweek\/\">Link to the Pollinator Partnership web site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 19-25 is &#8220;Pollinator Week,&#8221; a time to spotlight the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. 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