Upcoming Events
Fall Seed Collection Events (9/14, 9/17, and 10/19)
Fall Seed Collection Events
As Bee Line participants and Hamline Midway / Frogtown community members, you can register for these following events for no charge using "rudbeckia" code! Click the links for the date you want to reserve your spot:
Pierce Butler Meadow Community Planting
Tuesday, September 19, 5 –7:30 pm
We are coming up to the time to plant the locally propagated, homegrown Bee Line native plants! These are outdoor activities at the Snelling and Pierce Butler Route's hilly site, with uneven terrain & tall plants. Wear sturdy shoes & clothes that are ok to get dirty. We will be digging holes, planting seedlings, watering & mulching. Tools & training provided (welcome to bring a trowel and gloves if you have them).
- Pre-register at https://www.givepulse.com/.../380368-2023.-09.19-Planting...
Pierce Butler Meadow Community Planting
Wednesday, October 11, 12:30 – 3:30pm - no registration, just come!
We are coming up to the time to plant the locally propagated, homegrown Bee Line native plants! These are outdoor activities at the Snelling and Pierce Butler Route's hilly site, with uneven terrain & tall plants. Wear sturdy shoes & clothes that are ok to get dirty. We will be digging holes, planting seedlings, watering & mulching. Tools & training provided (welcome to bring a trowel and gloves if you have them).
Free Bee identification workshop series
Bee Line volunteers are getting early registration to this special opportunity, ahead of the neighborhood, as a thank-you for all your support! Neighbor, Elaine Evans, is a well known researcher, speaker and author on bumblebees. We are lucky to have her and her associates available for this series. Bee Line supporters are encouraged to take advantage of this neighborhood happening.
Did you know there are 508 bee species in Minnesota? Twenty-four are bumble bee species. Want to know how you can tell them apart? Attend the Bee Line bee identification workshop series!
June 24th 9-11 AM Learn to identify and photograph pollinators using iNaturalist
July 29th 9-11 AM Identify and count bumblebees for National Bumblebee Week.
Led by Dr Elaine Evans,
UMN Extension Educator, Researcher Department of Entomology beelab.umn.edu and mnbumblebeeatlas.umn.edu supporter
Workshop will be OUTDOORS in the native plant gardens of Monarch City that encircle West Minnehaha Recreation Center (685 Minnehaha ave, St Paul, MN 55104)
Please bring cameras or phone cameras if you have them to help with identifying! Also recommended is to create a free account ahead of time at https://www.inaturalist.org/ and if possible, have that app on your phone loaded and logged in.
Free, but space is limited! Register here today: