WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the report, “Forecasting growth: Pollinator plants help the bees.” Bees play a critical role in spreading pollen among crops, but experts say bee populations are declining. With fewer bees to pollinate, crops and flowers will be less productive, the report states. To read more UMaine Extension cited in WGME report on pollinator plants