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World Pollinator Week Featuring Elise Watson of ABC Bees
Manage episode 366391237 series 3448548
The buzz is...It's World Pollinator Week! Yep, this is our opportunity to celebrate and learn more about the pollinators that frequent our gardens and communities. We're joined by Elise Watson from 'ABC Bees' who is a honey beekeeper and educator. She supports folks all across North America!
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In this weeks episode ....
- 00:00 | Introduction
- 02:00 | Types of Pollinators
- 07:15 | Pollinators can help indicate garden health
- 10:00 | World Pollinator Week Activities
- 16:40 | Elise Watson from 'ABC Bees'
- 17:00 | What role do pollinators have in our gardens and communities?
- 18:35 | What are your favourite ways to attract pollinators
- 23:15 | Why do you like beekeeping and what keeps you going?
- 28:00 | Who can keep bees?
- 33:30 | ABC Bees resources
- 40:11 | Final thoughts on wasps - they're not all bad!
- 44:20 | Question of the Week - Attracting Pollinators
- 50:00 | Next Week....
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RESOURCES
World Pollinator Week | LINK
- Learn more about the acitivities going on all around North America!
ABC Bees | LINK
- Learn more about beekeeping through classes, seminars, webinars, and literature
Bees & UV vision | LINK
- Learn more about bee vision as discovered by Karl von Frisch.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
This question was sent to us by email from Brenda who asks >>>
"What can I do to attract pollinators to my garden?"
Do you have a question or a comment for the Helpful Gardeners?
- Send us an anonymous voice note HERE
- send us an email social@goldenacre.ca
- or find our question of the week every Tuesday on our Instagram
NEXT WEEK
We're talking about how gardening can assist our mental and physical health with our special guest, Erin! Turn in Sunday's 8AM MST for more fun with the helpful gardeners!
78 episodes
Manage episode 366391237 series 3448548
The buzz is...It's World Pollinator Week! Yep, this is our opportunity to celebrate and learn more about the pollinators that frequent our gardens and communities. We're joined by Elise Watson from 'ABC Bees' who is a honey beekeeper and educator. She supports folks all across North America!
*************************
In this weeks episode ....
- 00:00 | Introduction
- 02:00 | Types of Pollinators
- 07:15 | Pollinators can help indicate garden health
- 10:00 | World Pollinator Week Activities
- 16:40 | Elise Watson from 'ABC Bees'
- 17:00 | What role do pollinators have in our gardens and communities?
- 18:35 | What are your favourite ways to attract pollinators
- 23:15 | Why do you like beekeeping and what keeps you going?
- 28:00 | Who can keep bees?
- 33:30 | ABC Bees resources
- 40:11 | Final thoughts on wasps - they're not all bad!
- 44:20 | Question of the Week - Attracting Pollinators
- 50:00 | Next Week....
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RESOURCES
World Pollinator Week | LINK
- Learn more about the acitivities going on all around North America!
ABC Bees | LINK
- Learn more about beekeeping through classes, seminars, webinars, and literature
Bees & UV vision | LINK
- Learn more about bee vision as discovered by Karl von Frisch.
*************************
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
This question was sent to us by email from Brenda who asks >>>
"What can I do to attract pollinators to my garden?"
Do you have a question or a comment for the Helpful Gardeners?
- Send us an anonymous voice note HERE
- send us an email social@goldenacre.ca
- or find our question of the week every Tuesday on our Instagram
NEXT WEEK
We're talking about how gardening can assist our mental and physical health with our special guest, Erin! Turn in Sunday's 8AM MST for more fun with the helpful gardeners!
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