Garden News

Information About Bees/Pollinators

from the April 20, 2021 UFPIA Community Meeting

Roger Frissora and Tina Mullen, local beekeepers from the Howard County Beekeepers Association, discussed the importance of bees and other pollinators, and what you can do to help them.

• Provide shelter, water, and native plants or those high in pollen/nectar and don’t use pesticides/insecticides

• Apiary registration and permit application

• Planting - useful links to help bees/pollinators

• Planting natives - list

• Planting compiled by the UFPIA gardeners - list

• For a list of honey suppliers in the area and for more information - https://www.hocoba.com

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