Bee City Moline

05/28/2026

Supporting local business AND getting all of the exact plants I was looking for?! Now that’s a successful shopping trip, and what the Bee City program is all about. Supporting our community, from residents to businesses to flora and fauna.

Plus, who doesn’t just love a plant haul? 🥰

Teske Pet & Garden

05/28/2026

Check out our latest (and largest!) native planting project. Can’t wait to watch this grow into a beautiful and ecologically friendly habitat, enjoyed by humans and critters alike. 😌🐝🦋🌻🌿

05/22/2026

Hurray it’s Friday!!!

Don’t forget about the Wild Ones native plant sale this weekend at Hauberg. This is a great chance to shop for native plants, among experts who can help you select the right ones for your site conditions.

Trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses- they’ll have everything. Whether you want to dive in and create a whole garden, or just dip your toe in and try incorporating one or two natives, come on by.

05/20/2026

Happy Bee Day, Moline! 🐝

Happy World Bee Day! Pollinators provide us with 1 in 3 bites of food we eat. Honey bees tend to get most of the credit, but there are many more pollinators feeding us; there are over 3,600 species in the USA alone.

We can thank our native bees for blueberries, tomatoes, squash, and many more of our favorite foods. Native bee species that support our food systems include bumble bees, alfalfa leafcutter bees, blueberry bees, squash bees, orchard bees, and *so* many more. Thanks bees!

05/13/2026

Our committee joined forces with Girl Scout Troop 8487 to complete a very special project last weekend. Under a beautiful sycamore along Ben Butterworth Parkway, Maya and a team of volunteers brought her vision of a native bird habitat to life.

Congratulations Maya, and thank you to all the volunteers who helped plan and install this wonderful garden!

05/02/2026

Natives are at Teske! The Natural Garden Natives plants from last year are doing great in the garden this spring 🌿 Looking forward to adding some American Beauties too!

What’s special about suppliers like these? They don’t use neonicotinoids on their plants. If you’re unsure about a particular greenhouse or nursery, ask about their pesticide use.

04/24/2026

Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful spring day- perfect for stopping by the native plant sale, your local indie bookstore, and one of Moline’s lovely parks!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone ☀️🌸🦋

04/22/2026

A visit to Peterson Park this afternoon, where Jack, Rob, and a team of volunteers have worked to encourage beneficial natives to spread and thrive.

Check out all of this shooting star already blooming! Many more species popping up as seedlings as well. Thank you all so much for the hard work and the thoughtful stewardship.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from the Moline Pollinator Preservation Committee!

It’s a good reminder each year that Earth is in fact in our hands, so let’s do what we can to show her and all her inhabitants love.