On the lookout for an endangered bumble bee
Written on: August 7th, 2020by Alysha Riquier With fieldwork cancelled or pushed back for many this summer, community science became an important tool for submitting observations. Stay-at-home ...
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Wildflowers: what’s native?
Written on: October 11th, 2018by Sandy Garland This is an ongoing question among those of us who want to garden in an ecologically sensible way. We aim to plant locally native species based on ...
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Signs of the times
Written on: August 6th, 2018by Sandy Garland, sign messages by Renate Sander-Regier Proclaiming your garden as pollinator habitat will not only send a message to your neighbours, it might also ...
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Where do pollinators go in winter?
Written on: March 18th, 2018by Renate Sander-Regier On this late-winter morning, with snowflakes swirling outside the window, thoughts turn to the bees, flies, moths, beetles, and butterflies ...
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Putting the garden to bed – while helping pollinators
Written on: December 12th, 2017by Renate Sander-Regier During the fall season, many of us are busy putting our gardens to bed for the winter. We often follow the gardening traditions we grew up ...
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Bee boxes: practical tips and local experience
Written on: December 8th, 2017by Sandy Garland Providing nesting sites for bees involves more than just drilling holes in a piece of wood, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Here is some ...
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