{"id":1941,"date":"2018-06-20T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T14:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2018-06-20T10:14:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T14:14:53","slug":"national-pollinator-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/national-pollinator-week\/","title":{"rendered":"TALKING GARDENING with DOUG – NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"

JUNE 18 \u2013 24 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE WEEK TO CELEBRATE OUR POLLINATORS.<\/p>\n

In my blog last week I mentioned that June is PERENNIAL PLANTING MONTH.\u00a0 Now, let\u2019s take June to a higher level and think about what perennials are blooming right now, what perennials are considered native plants, and what perennials are considered pollinator plants that we can plant to support and attract a whole host of \u201cbeneficial\u201d pollinators.<\/p>\n

TO SUPPORT OUR POLLINATORS AND NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK, THE GREAT BIG GREENHOUSE IS HOSTING AN EVENT THIS COMING SUNDAY, JUNE 24, FROM NOON TO 4:00.\u00a0 LOCAL BEEKEEPERS WILL BE HERE WITH OBSERVATION HIVES, HONEY TASTING, BEEKEEPER\u2019S GEAR, AND MORE.\u00a0 LEARN HOW TO BECOME A BEEKEEPER AND HOW TO PLANT A POLLINATOR\u2019S GARDEN.<\/h3>\n

This is an event that you don\u2019t want to miss.\u00a0 Let\u2019s bring all our kids to this event so they can begin to learn and appreciate the value of our pollinators.<\/p>\n

The Great Big Greenhouse has a great selection of plants to attract our wonderful pollinators to our gardens.\u00a0 We have active butterflies, hummingbirds, and busy bees already flying around the blooming perennials that we have in stock.\u00a0 It\u2019s especially entertaining to watch the bees gather large globs of pollen on the legs while visiting all these plants.<\/p>\n

The easiest way to attract pollinators and other beneficials to your garden\u00a0is to have a wide assortment of flowering trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that are in bloom throughout the growing season.<\/p>\n

All of our resident bee species will happily visit just about anything with a flower.\u00a0 Right now in our nursery, they are very busy working over the coreopsis, nepeta, lavender, and more.\u00a0 I love taking time to stop and marvel at their busy work.<\/p>\n

Planting herbs in a garden have a two-fold benefit.\u00a0 What is better than being able to pick and use fresh herbs in recipes and cooking.\u00a0 In addition, bees love our herbs, especially lavender, rosemary, dill, thyme, and others.<\/p>\n

Here are some bee tidbits:<\/p>\n