Coming up for Friends of Portland Community Gardens

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As part of our mason bee program, we provide a couple of opportunities to learn about mason bees and their management. In the spring – before the bees are released, we have a training that covers the life cycle of the bees and how we can maximize their pollinating potential during the season – March through early June.

In the fall we have a mason been harvest session – mid to late October.   At this session, we break apart the trays and harvest the cocoons that have been spun during the summer and fall. These are the cocoons that we will be distributing for the next year

Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting workshop Mason Bee expert Stephen Anderson will show how to:  

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