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Creating habitat for pollinators workshop

Tue 12 November 2024
7:00 pm 9:00 pm

Boroondara Room, Council Offices
8 Inglesby Road
Camberwell VIC 3124

Free
Accessible
11/12/2024 7:00 pm 11/12/2024 9:00 pm Creating habitat for pollinators workshop Help us celebrate Pollinator Week. Join our engaging presenter Helen from Friends With Honey and learn about the importance of pollinators and how you can help them survive.Your backyard is an important part of helping pollinators that live in your area. It doesn’t matter how big or small your yard is. In this workshop, Helen will talk about how to make a place for native bees, European honey bees, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies​ and even small mammals like bats and birds in your garden. These animals are important for pollination. Helen will also talk about:identifying pollinatorsthe best plants to usepesticide usehow to create additional habitat such as bee hotels.Attendees will get to make their own native bee hotel — just bring an empty, clean 400g tin can from home (one per attendee).Attendees will also go into the draw to win a copy of The Contented Bee book.Accessibility in this spaceAccessibility features include:accessible car parkingaccessible toiletsliftsquiet areaswide passageways. Boroondara Room, Council Offices 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell VIC 3124 City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

Help us celebrate Pollinator Week. Join our engaging presenter Helen from Friends With Honey and learn about the importance of pollinators and how you can help them survive.

Your backyard is an important part of helping pollinators that live in your area. It doesn’t matter how big or small your yard is. In this workshop, Helen will talk about how to make a place for native bees, European honey bees, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies​ and even small mammals like bats and birds in your garden. These animals are important for pollination. Helen will also talk about:

  • identifying pollinators
  • the best plants to use
  • pesticide use
  • how to create additional habitat such as bee hotels.

Attendees will get to make their own native bee hotel — just bring an empty, clean 400g tin can from home (one per attendee).

Attendees will also go into the draw to win a copy of The Contented Bee book.

Accessibility in this space

Accessibility features include:

  • accessible car parking
  • accessible toilets
  • lifts
  • quiet areas
  • wide passageways.
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