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  • GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS

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    An informative brochure detailing what to grow to attract pollinators to your garden. Learn which plants attract honey bees, native bumblebees, native solitary bees and other beneficial insects. Brochure: Gardening for Pollinators More information on pollinators and beneficial insects: https://pollinationcanada.ca/ Xeriscape Pollinator Plants for BC Southern Interior: https://www.mgabc.org/sites/default/files/XERISCAPE-POLLINATOR-PLANTS-FOR-BC-SOUTHERN-INTERIOR-2.pdf Selecting Plants for Pollinators for the Lower Mainland:…

  • COMMON BEES OF THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF BC

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    This brochure focuses on the most common bees that observers might see in their gardens or on hiking trails.Brochure: Common Bees of the Southern Interior, 3rd edition Drab reddish-brown honey bees are what most people think of when asked about bees. Or worse, they think of wasps, hornets and yellow jackets and painful stings. In…

  • FRIEND OR FOE

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    INSECTS ARE EVERYWHERE and they are the most diverse creatures in the world! It’s impossible to keep them out of our gardens, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing because a wide variety of insect life promotes biodiversity! The TSMG’s are pleased to bring you the ‘FRIEND OR FOE’ series! We will look at a…