27/06/2017
Buzz Inn workshop, Sunday 2 July at 9.30am.
Native bees are good friends in the garden, performing the valuable service of pollination. Learn more about solitary native bees, and the advantages of attracting these to your garden, as well as learning how to make an insect hotel in which these good garden friends can set up house! Katrina Forstner, a Melbourne gardener, native bee enthusiast and maker of insect hotels will share her knowledge and skills to get you started on attracting more native pollinators into your garden.
The workshop will include a brief introduction to native bees, how to spot a native bee, the nesting types, buzz pollination, what materials are great to get you started with your own bee hotel, and no matter what type of green thumb you are how to set up a bee friendly garden.
Photo of a Neon cuckoo bee feeding on rosemary