All pollinators not just honeybees benefit greatly from home gardeners, the plant diversity choices they make and the care they give to garden habitat. Interest in raising honeybees as well as mason bees is high as people look for ways to help pollinators. Yet beekeeping is not practical for many of us, requiring time, energy, dedication, and knowledge to keep honeybees healthy due to erratic … [Read more...] about You can help the pollinators!
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Special tribute to MG Dave Keller
Happy new year and wishing all of you the best green thumb experience in 2024. The Hovander Experimental Demonstration Garden is under new management for 2024. But first, Master Gardeners of Whatcom County would like to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of David Keller, Master Gardener (class of 2013). Dave was lead gardener for the Hovander Experimental Demonstration (HED) Garden … [Read more...] about Special tribute to MG Dave Keller