UMaine Extension to host Pollinator Field Day Sept. 12
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Pollinator Field Day to celebrate the often overlooked local heroes that make Maine’s unique landscape grow, as well as the native plants they rely on.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, those interested in promoting bee-friendly gardens and learning more about how native pollinators affect Maine’s ecology are encouraged to stop by the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town.
The event will include talks by Julie Beckford of Rebel Hill Farm and UMaine insect ecologist Frank Drummond.
Other family-friendly activities include a demonstration hive from the Penobscot County Beekeepers Association, “insect yoga” with Holly Twining of Maine Yoga Adventures, native pollinator face painting, a garden scavenger hunt and insect parade, fairy house building, and floral arrangement and seed saving activities.
The event is free and open to the public. It will be held rain or shine.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Jonathan Foster at james.j.foster@maine.edu or Kate Garland at katherine.garland@maine.edu, 942.7396.