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Close up of bumble bee nest.

Emergency Bumble Bee Nest Relocation!

Last weekend I got a text from Jennifer Howard, beekeeper and cut flower grower at Buck Naked Farm in Moncure. They were having well issues on the farm and while troubleshooting the problem had…

Dried wildflower seed heads with white fluff against a blurred pink background

Fall Chores in the Pollinator Garden: Leave the Leaves and Save the Stems!

After planting, weeding, and watering through the spring and summer, some gardeners look forward to fall as a period of rest as plants senesce at the end of the season. Other gardeners are eager to…

Bumblebee perched on orange coneflower head collecting pollen

Recording of Bumble Bee Webinar Now Available for Viewing

In honor of Citizen Science Month, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a webinar on April 30 on Using Community Science to Conserve Bumble Bees. Presenters…

Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Garden

Amazing Diversity of Critters at Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Garden!

Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage habitat for pollinators such as honey bees,…