What a gorgeous weekend we had for the inaugural Leaf & Sky Bee Fest 2024 celebrating World Bee Day which took place in our habitat gardens on May 17 & 18!

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In the late fall remove and inspect the tubes to determine in the tube has been filled with larvae.

The joy of midsummer is seeing the results of the work that we’ve put into the garden. Over the past several years, we have been eliminating a huge bank of invasive bush honeysuckle in the back yard. These shrubs are trying to take over the undergrowth of Missouri. Here’s an article about it: https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/invasive-plants/bush-honeysuckle-control.

It is the time of year to prepare your Bee houses for next season, as well as make sure to provide a safe place for any larvae that have been placed in the nesting tubes.

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