entries in bees

Posted by Emery Donovan, Program and Events Intern

Check out the video footage below of Denver Urban Gardens volunteer and beekeeper, Belinda Anderson, teaching kids about bee pollination at Garden Club at Johnson Elementary this morning!

After harvesting kale, chard, lettuce and squash from their garden plot, Garden Club members headed indoors to paint a sign for the garden, filling it with paintings of flowers, butterflies and a multi-colored sun. At the end of the morning, everyone enjoyed a tasty salad of greens from the garden. Click here to learn more about DUG’s education programs.

Bees at DeLaney Community FarmThe Great Sunflower Project is enlisting citizen scientists to observe bees in an effort to learn more about wild bees and their effect on pollination of garden plants, crops, and wild plants. Their protocol is simple, no knowledge of bees is required, and participants can submit their findings online or through the mail. Visit GreatSunflower.org to learn more!

For information about beekeeping in DUG community gardens, check out our bee policy. For hands-on training in beekeeping, check out the bee workshops at DUG’s DeLaney Community Farm.