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#pollinator

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knizer

Saturday, but rain date Sun - Earth day stuff at #SomervilleMA Growing Center thegrowingcenter.org/2025
Earth Day: Rooted in Resilience (Seasonal)

Saturday, April 26, 2:00-4:00 pm

Rain Date: Sunday, April 27

Come to the Center for the afternoon of Somerville's Earth Day celebration, following the morning events at South St Farm with #Groundwork Somerville ! Learn about ways to sustain yourself and the Earth. Demonstrations of #vermicomposting and making ink from natural materials. Explore volunteer opportunities with the Growing Center and activism with local #climate & justice focused groups. Visit the #Pollinator Gardens and make native seed balls. Pot up a Red Fire Farm herb seedling to take home (limited supply). Exchange garden supplies with other gardeners. Check our social media for updates on developing details.
#BostonWeekend 7/x

thegrowingcenter2025 Events | thegrowingcenter
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B's wild, wild world 🌱🐛🎼

Any #gardeners in the Hamilton County region of #Ohio a local Juliet Scout needs of these #native #pollinator #plants to rehabilitate a neglected city park:
beard tongue
Rue anemone
Wild geranium
Wild lupine
False solomon's seal
Bishop's cap
Ohio spiderwort
Wild columbine
Purple coneflower
Butterfly milkweed
Prairie coreopsis
Nodding onion
Fragrant hyssop
Spotted bee balm
Stiff goldenrod
Joe Pye weed
Blue eyed grass
False sunflower
Aster
Please reply if you do and I'll send a message.
#Gardening

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Moos

When you think you're doing good for nature, it could be counterproductive. Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found. The metals have previously been shown to damage the health of these pollinators.
#nature #biodiversity #ecosystems #pollinator

sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

ScienceDailyGrowing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee healthWildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.
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Ele Willoughby, PhD

Another detail of my pollinator garden piece made of collaged prints, for Manufactured Ecosystems. This shot shows my tiny sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens (Toronto’s official bee). I took a little liberty with scale so I could actually get some details and yet show the bee in context of the flowers (purple coneflowers, Canada goldenrod, 🧵1/2
#linocut #printmaking #collage #sciart #pollinator #pollinatorGarden #nativeBee #sweatBee #butterfly #moth #MastoArt

As described this a detail of my pollinator garden piece made of collaged prints, for Manufactured Ecosystems. This shot shows my tiny sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens (Toronto’s official bee), flowers (purple coneflowers, Canada goldenrod, black eyed susan, wild geranium) and a hint at the bottom of a dead log, a red-spotted purple butterfly and a little white underwing moth.
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rexi

news.wsu.edu/news/2025/03/25/h

Colony losses could reach 70% in 2025

Priya Chakrabarti Basu, asst prof of #pollinator health & #apiculture, WSU, suspects a combination of stressors including nutrition…mite infestations, viral diseases, and pesticide exposure during the previous pollinating season…

…varroa destructor mites feed on pupae in the hive…reducing the numbers of future generations…also transmit viral diseases and feed on adult honey bees…increasing their susceptibility to diseases.

15th Place 2018 Photomicrography Competition Varroa destructor (mite) on the back of Apis mellifera (honeybee) Antoine Franck Affiliation CIRAD - Agricultural Research for Development Saint Pierre, Réunion, France Technique Focus Stacking Magnifaction 1x (objective lens magnification)
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Jimmer

ultimately… in my belly. 😏

Meanwhile, my lemon tree, sage, and chives have survived the winter, and I hope both people and wildlife glean some as they pass by. Perhaps I’ll muddle some lemon, blueberry, and sage into a refreshing drink soon. Cheers to growing abundance! 🍋🫐🌱

#Free#Food#Glean
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