Join Portland Fruit Tree Project and our favorite Local Bee Expert, Stephen Anderson, to learn about Mason Bees, and build a home to host and harvest them on your property. Participants will receive instruction and all materials to Bee successful, and can help themselves to complementary Cider during the event. Light snacks will be provided. Tickets HERE!
Where: Rebuilding Center 3625 North Mississippi Ave.
When: Feb 15th, 1 to 4pm
What: Build a Home for and host your own Mason Bee Habitat! 20 cocoons and reeds provided for each ticketholder to take home.
Cost is $35 per adult and kiddo over 10 (under 10 is free with a paying adult!), Email us if you need assistance with fees, we do want everyone to be able to join us!
About Mason Bees: Solitary bees (Mason bees are but one variety!) are quickly becoming the "new-bee" to host in your yard. One of Mother Nature’s best pollinators, they’re gentle, easy to care for, and critical for food and ecosystems. Unlike the social honeybee, solitary bees live and work alone, and they also don’t make honey. They forage for their own food and find their own nests, and all females lay their own eggs. Solitary bees make up the largest percentage of the bee population — out of the more than 20,000 bee species worldwide, around 90 percent are solitary!
About Portland Fruit Tree Project:
Our mission is to increase equitable access to healthful food and strengthen communities by empowering neighbors to share in the harvest and care of city-grown produce.
-In short, we care for the trees that feed and shade our community!
About Rebuilding Center:
The mission of the ReBuilding Center is to build community resilience by ensuring access to affordable reclaiming home improvement materials, resume education, and repair skills so people can be self-sufficient and reduce waste.
-This class is a chance to check out their gorgeous workshop space!