Attendees: Nathan, David, Gail, Bryan, Jordan, Camy 2025 Goals 2025 Budget 2025 Schedule
Attendees: 24 people in person, 1 online Please bring raffle items (bee-related items, or fresh eggs, etc.) to the next meeting. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Nathan will be applying for the 2025 Inspire Olympia grant soon. Library: New bookcase. Check out books during meetings or Sat/Sun 8:00 am to noon. Renew membership for 2025. (more…)
Attendees: 25 people in person, 7 online Board updates and good-to-knows: Speaker: Jeff Ott, Preparing Honey Bee Colonies for the Pacific Northwest Winter
Nursery Directory and Bee Friendly Plant List This is the answer to a question I had from the audience last night: Q: What native plants should I put in my yard that can withstand our hotter summers, and provide a high level of pollen and nectar for the pollinators? 1. Echinacea 2. Black-eyed Susan 3. Aster 4. Lupine 5. Alpine columbine (more…)
Web links from the Pollinator Presentation, October 2024Penny Longwell, WSU Thurston County Master Gardener For more of what WSU is doing: https://bees.wsu.edu/Article link about Alkali bees. https://www.honeybeesuite.com/alkali-bees-face-death-by-highway/ WSU and alfalfa growers set aside a large area (120acres) for the Alkali Bee. The location is in the Touchet valley of easternWashington. Mason Bee Resources: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2016/05/12/usda-releases-results-new-survey-honey-bee-colony-health Native (more…)