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BeeChicas - Wild Bee Houses

BeeChicas - Wild Bee Houses In-Person

Make a house for wild bees with a beautiful decorative birch bark roof!  Learn to identify some of Boulder County's cavity-nesting bees and enjoy watching your bee house fill up over the summer. 

Open to all ages; adult helper required for children 12 and under. Please register each person to reserve workshop supplies and to receive an email reminder. Observers and helpers don't need to register.

Visit https://www.beechicas.com/ for more projects, recipes and resources. 

Meet in the Native Plant Garden on the north side of the Main Library. Plan to be outdoors, such as wearing a sun hat and bringing a water bottle. Rain location is the Canyon Theater.

Date:
Wednesday, Apr 30 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Native Plant Garden, Main Library

Audience:
  Adult     All ages     Preschool     School Age     Teen     Tween  
Categories:
  Classes & Activities     Seed to Table  

Registration is required. There are no seats available but a waiting list is available.

Boulder Public Library would like to thank everyone who has generously donated to the Boulder Library Foundation. Your financial support provides funding for library programs, services and facilities that help the people of Boulder develop and grow. Icon of website https://boulderlibraryfoundation.org/   
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You may particularly enjoy these recorded programs from the BeeChicas playlist:

BeeChicas - Make a Native Bee Home - https://youtu.be/xDRjT5yVU9M?t=13
BeeChicas - Native Bees - https://youtu.be/ybPay4Qxy7w
BeeChicas Present - If It's Meant to Bee, Let It Bee: Cultivating Gardens for Bees with Dr. Olivia Messinger Carril  - https://youtu.be/VNzw32HLyR4
BeeChicas - Pollinator Field Journals - https://youtu.be/63EmtFuGlwY?t=10
BeeChicas - Gardening for the Birds and the Bees! - https://youtu.be/dy-m1YKqfN4
BeeChicas - Native Plants for Colorado Pollinators - https://youtu.be/m2FFlXEbCaM

This is a Seed to Table event at the library that focuses on sustainable living. #seedtotable https://boulderlibrary.org/seed-to-table/

Photo credit: Blue Orchard Mason Bee on approach - Tracy Bellehumeur