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Hello Dear Readers,
My extreme apologies – the topic this coming March 17 for the MGFKC
3rd Wednesday Seminar is really Mason Bees presented by speakers
from the Peninsula Fruit Club.
You won’t want to miss this free talk at the Eagle’s Nest at the
Fairgrounds.
The Plant Propagation Class is really on April 21 from 1-3 p.m.
I listed the wrong topic in my Friday March 12 column. Sorry.
It’s time to start thinking about one of our tiniest bees – the Orchard Mason Bee. This amazing creature starts hatching out in February as soon as temperatures start hovering at 55 degrees during the day. Mason bees are blue-black and are the first pollinators to awaken. If you were to look at them with a magnifying glass you’d discover that they look like tiny bees with punk haircuts. The hairs on their tiny heads stick straight up like an old fashioned crewcut.
Many local nurseries carry mason bee supplies this time of year. Here’s a link showing how to build a mason bee house http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/inse006/inse006.htm
The mason bees primary goal in life is to mate (if they’re the males) and to pollnate and lay eggs for the next season (if they’re females). In the process they profusely pollinate our fruit trees during early spring bloom.
To learn more about mason bees and other pollinators you may want to attend a class on Saturday March 6 at the Norm Dicks Government Center, 345 6th Street Bremerton. Or preregister by calling 360-337-7157 to save a spot. The class is taught by Eugene Brennan. Registration for the class is from 8:30-9 a.m. Class runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Class donation is $5 per person payable at the door. Proceeds will benefit the WSU Kitsap Extension Master Gardener Program.
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