The CSU Stanislaus Pollinarium has 500 square feet of north-south facing experimental gardens, educational demonstrations, and walkways for studying pollinator-plant interactions. Other features include: a) A wheelchair-accessible 50-ft long slate-and-grout walkway that is illuminated at night by 4 solar-powered accent lights that create opportunities for students and visitors to observe nocturnal pollination events; b) Nine sections of raised beds in a 3-tier design, for a total of 27 beds, along a 40-ft long metal fence for raising annual and biennial plants; c) A 4-ft wide by 50-ft long garden strip for raising animal-pollinated shrubs and small trees; d) A drip irrigation system for watering plants on both sides of the walkway for which watering schedules are set and controlled by a removable, battery-powered timer; e) Two active European honeybee hives surrounded by a 4-ft high chain-link fence. The hives are maintained at ground level and have south-facing entrances directing bees away from students and visitors (hives donated by Mr. John Bayer, Owner/Producer of Bayer’s Natural Honey); Two hummingbird feeders for attracting the approximately dozen or so species of hummingbirds; f) Three nesting boxes for attracting and propagating locally-important solitary bees such as orchard mason bees and leafcutter bees; g) Two hibernation boxes that function as artificial enclosures to encourage butterfly hibernation. Each box is lined on the inside with bark strips to provide sufficient gripping surface. The pollinarium is free of pesticides and will inform and remind CSUS visitors of the beauty and variety, as well as the necessity, of pollinators in our life.