Volunteer spotlight: Doug Banner and his Mason Bees

Volunteer spotlight: Doug Banner and his Mason Bees

Three wooden blocks appeared in our office this winter. A grid of mud packed holes graced each block. The stack was labeled “emerge March” and “Doug” with a phone number… “Doug,” it turns out, referred to Doug Banner, a professor of Health and Community Studies...
Sweet Stories from Camp Honey

Sweet Stories from Camp Honey

Camp Honey got the buzz on pollinators! Throughout the week, we learned about flower anatomy, the lifecycle of a honey bee, and the role of Blue Orchard mason bees in the garden. Campers got to use beeswax to make candles and lip balm, chop up bamboo to make mason bee...