We all know about the European honey bee, but what about the native bees that live here in the Santa Clara Valley? These local insects help pollinate our ornamental and edible plants too! Once you know what to look for, you’ll see over a dozen bee species that live in our urban setting – especially among locally-growing native plants. Find out how planting even a few select natives can enrich your garden, save water and attract even more native (and honey) bees.
John Kehoe is a longtime member of CNPS, iNaturalist and The Xerces Society and is a certified California Naturalist. He is a regular volunteer at assorted Grassroots Ecology and Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful BioBlitz events as well as at various CNPS functions. His research interests include studying biodiversity, especially native bee ecology. He shares these interests by way of his photography on iNaturalist and Flickr.
Fri May 31 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Friday Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Jun 01 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Fri Jun 07 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Friday Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Jun 08 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Tue Jun 11 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM Forty Years of Change in a Serpentine Grassland, a talk by Lauren Hallett |
Tue Jun 11 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Conservation Committee |
Fri Jun 14 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Friday Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Jun 15 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sun Jun 16 @10:00AM - 12:30PM Plant ID & Beach Adventure at Wilder Ranch State Park & Fern Grotto Beach (Santa Cruz County) |
Tue Jun 18 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Drought-Tolerant Gardening for Native Bees, a talk by John Kehoe |