More than one third of the world’s crop species depend on bee pollination and these hard working bees need our help. On Saturday, April 16, 2016, the University of Minnesota Bee Squad, Gluek’s Restaurant and Bar and thousands of bee supporters worldwide are launching a social media challenge using Facebook to encourage the planting of bee friendly flowers across the world. This international movement will take place in pots, plots, prairies and pastures across the world and on the Plant Seeds to Save the Bees Facebook page. The project encourages the local sourcing of bee friendly flowers. We ask that the participants think globally, but source seeds locally.
A kickoff celebration will be held on Friday, April 15th, 2016, to launch of Plant Seeds to Save the Bees. This event is sponsored by: Gluek’s Restaurant and Bar and the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Alumni Society, Les Bolstad Golf Course, Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health and Department of Entomology Bee Lab's Bee Squad.
Here are the details-
What: Join us in planting sunflower seeds in the NEW Bee Squad Teaching Apiary at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course. We will be seeding a plot prepped by their maintenance team, so work clothes aren’t required!
When: Friday, April 15th from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Where: 2096 Roselawn Avenue W, Roseville, MN 55113
Free tickets are available here: http://plantseedstosavethebees.eventbrite.com
Questions: Just email beesquad@umn.edu of contact Rebecca Masterman, Bee Squad Program Director at 612-624-8989.
