Pollination Celebration Goes Virtual!
Photo by Heather Rayburn
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This June will mark the 8th annual Pollination Celebration! Despite the public health challenges 2020 has presented us, Asheville GreenWorks, home to Bee City USA - Asheville, is committed to celebrating pollinators and educating our community in a safe and socially distant capacity. We are offering online workshops, an online movie night, and a Pollinator Photo Contest! More information below. Why celebrate pollinators? These dedicated creatures aid in the production of nearly 75% of crops, pollinate nearly 90% of flowering plants, and sustain the ecosystems we so greatly depend on. Please join us (virtually) to learn about pollinators, discover ways each of us can mitigate their decline, and celebrate all they do for us! This celebration is made possible by Carolina Native Nursery! Keep up with the latest Pollination Celebration news by liking the Asheville GreenWorks Facebook page and the Bee City USA Asheville Facebook page. |
Pollination Celebration is proudly sponsored by:
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June 2020 Events:
Pollinator Photo Contest! (CLOSED)
Brought to you by Carolina Native Nursery and Reems Creek Nursery
Brought to you by Carolina Native Nursery and Reems Creek Nursery
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Say "bees!"
Break out your smartphones and cameras this June and start snapping pics of WNC's native pollinators! Enter your best photos in our contest for a chance to win incredible prizes, like a $250 shopping spree at Reems Creek Nursery, and to see your photo posted on Asheville GreenWorks' Instagram! More info HERE |
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Certify Your Pollinator Garden — Zoom Workshop with Reems Creek Nursery
Led by: Ruth Gonzalez
When: Saturday, June 13, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Reems Creek Nursery
RECORDING BELOW!
Led by: Ruth Gonzalez
When: Saturday, June 13, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Reems Creek Nursery
RECORDING BELOW!
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Description: Planting a pollinator garden is easy. A few blooming plants and a water source will get you started. Every flower counts! First we’ll talk about the basics of pollinator gardening, why pollinator habitat is critical, and why native plants are so beneficial.
Next, we will take you thru the steps to getting your pollinator garden certified with Bee City USA – Asheville. This local certification program offers 4 tiers of garden certification. You’ll only need six plants to get started and you can grow your habitat from there! We will take you through each certification level, talk about exciting plant choices and other habitat needs, and answer questions at the end. Join us and be part of the solution! |
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Watch "The Pollinators" + Q&A
You can stream "The Pollinators" AND we're offering an online Q&A with researchers from the film
When (movie): You can stream the film anytime between June 19th and June 24th with the link we provide
When (Q&A): Tuesday, June 23rd, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
Q&A RECORDING BELOW!
You can stream "The Pollinators" AND we're offering an online Q&A with researchers from the film
When (movie): You can stream the film anytime between June 19th and June 24th with the link we provide
When (Q&A): Tuesday, June 23rd, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
Q&A RECORDING BELOW!
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It's a "movie screening" with a twist... We're offering access to this critically acclaimed film, but you get to watch it from your own home, on your own schedule! You register, we send you a link, you stream the film between June 19th and June 24th - easy as that. But it gets better - on June 23rd, we're hosting a Q&A webinar with two of the bee researchers from the film: Maryann and Jim Frazier! Movie description: Released in 2019, "The Pollinators" is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honeybees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat. While the film is focused on honeybees, they take a hard look at the pesticides that impact all pollinators. |
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Presentation and Conversation with Timothy Spira, pollination ecologist and author
Topic: Interactions between plants and pollinators: Highlights from the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Led by: Timothy Spira
When: Friday, June 26, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
Topic: Interactions between plants and pollinators: Highlights from the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Led by: Timothy Spira
When: Friday, June 26, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
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Description: Sure to be on every WNC naturalist's bookshelf, Timothy Spira's seminal, richly illustrated field guide, Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist’s Guide, serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont. Rather than organizing plants, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, by flower color or family characteristics, as is done in most guidebooks, botanist Tim Spira takes a holistic, ecological approach that enables the reader to identify and learn about plants in their natural communities. This approach, says Spira, better reflects the natural world, as plants, like other organisms, don't live in isolation; they coexist and interact in myriad ways. |
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You can purchase Timothy's book from Malaprop's bookstore, and will benefit from reading the section on Mountains prior to his talk!
Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Garden — Zoom Workshop
Led by: Lisa Wagner
When: Saturday, June 27, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
Led by: Lisa Wagner
When: Saturday, June 27, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Online - register below
Presented by: Asheville GreenWorks & Carolina Native Nursery
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Description: Butterflies, bumblebees, and hummingbirds are among our best-known native pollinators. Enjoyable to watch, they’re even more important in their role as pollinators; most flowering plants (90%) depend on pollinators for successful reproduction, including a third of our food plants. Join naturalist, plant ecologist, and garden educator Lisa Wagner to learn how to encourage native pollinators (and honeybees) by using native plants that provide nectar and pollen throughout the growing season. She’ll talk about plant characteristics, look at native plant examples and discuss ways to support pollinators in your gardens and communities, including woodland border habitats and shady areas. |
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You can find pollinator-themed kids activities on our Education Page!
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Bee Decals!
You may have seen these bee decals in shop windows around town. These awesome businesses are showing they're support for Bee City USA - Asheville and for the pollinators we advocate for! You can get a bee decal of your very own (all proceeds support Bee City USA - Asheville) at a number of locations around Asheville and Weaverville: The Asheville Bee Charmer - 38 Battery Park Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Nest Organics - 51 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Bloomin' Art - 60 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801 Reems Creek Nursery - 76 Monticello Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787 Honey and the Hive - 23 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville, NC 28787 |