Mason Bees: An Incredible Pollinator to Host in Your Garden

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

In this bee-loving workshop, you will learn about mason bees and how you can host them while benefitting from their incredible pollinating skills for larger fruits and vegetables. You will learn about their life cycle, what plants they feed on, their habitat needs and the seasonal responsibilities of the mason bee keeper. Finally, you will look at the various styles of houses (nesting boxes) available to accommodate them in your garden and learn how to harvest and safely store their cocoons for the winter.

Please see the link below to register:

https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/science-and-the-environment/courses/mason-bees-an-incredible-pollinator-to-host-in-your-garden/