Decorate a native bee house and start your own mason bee colony! (March 11th, 2023)

Join us for a fun-filled workshop Saturday March 11th from 1-2pm at the Art-O-Maddic Gallery where we’ll learn all about native bees.  These insects play essential roles in maintaining a balanced ecosystem, and are important for pollinating all kinds of plants. But did you know that we have over 4,000 native bees right here in North America, and that many species nest in the ground or plant stems?

We’ll start out the class with a lesson on the different types of native bees here in the Willamette Valley, and the various kinds of habitat they need. Then we will decorate mason bee houses. Students will also receive several mason bee cocoons to start their own colony, seed packets to plant native flowers in their yard, a coloring book with recipes and plenty of information on native bees, and a poster with the different native bees found right here in Oregon. 

Location: Art-O-Maddic Gallery in Canby

Cost: $50

Date and time: 1-2pm Saturday March 11th 

This class is for ages 6 and up 

We will have 15 spots available, and parents are welcome to join their children.