Ways to ‘Bee’
a Pollinator Pal
Celebrate National Pollinator Week this month! Many pollinators, including honeybees and native bees, are in trouble and need our help. Here are five ways your family can create a pollinator-friendly garden to provide them with the food, shelter and safety they need to do their work and raise their young.
“Bee” gentle. Pollinating bugs and birds are fragile and easily hurt. Be calm and quiet when you see a butterfly, bee, beetle or hummingbird outside — look, but don’t touch!
Molbak’s Pollinator Celebration Celebrate National Pollinator Week with us at Molbak’s! Bring the family and join us for this special day celebrating our pollenbearing friends and the great work they do to help flowers and food grow. Enjoy nature crafts and activities for the kids, performances by Lisa Taylor and the Garden Critter Academy, Pollinator Container Garden demonstrations and more! Learn more about what we can do to protect the health of pollinators while helping the environment.
“Bee” choosy. Select a variety of flowering plants, trees and shrubs to plant — including lots of native species — that will bloom from spring into fall, providing reliable sources of nectar and pollen for them to feed on.
“Bee” smart. Using pesticides (even those cerWhy celebrate pollinators? These hard-working creatures including butterflies, bees, birds and other small mammals are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food.
June 26 | 10am – 3pm
tified for organic gardens) to kill “bad bugs” harms pollinators, too. Keep pesticide use to a minimum, and commit to buying only organic fruits and vegetables as another important way to protect pollinators.
“Bee” a good landlord. Provide pollinators with a consistent source of water, such as a shallow basin of water, slow faucet drip or a good old-fashioned mud puddle. Learn how to make a safe nesting habitat for pollinating bees, such as mason bees, at parentmap.com/bees.
“Bee”come an expert. Our pollinator friends are
fascinating — and vital to the production of one-third of the crops we depend on. Learn more about them by visiting pollinator.org.
For more information visit molbaks.com
SPONSORED BY
13625 NE 175th St. , Woodinville, 98072
Hey ParentMap Parents, While you’re at the Celebration, stop by Molbak’s Reception (back of Home & Gift) for a special event offer just for you!
Family-owned Molbak’s Garden + Home has been part of the city of Woodinville since 1956. Its mission is to connect people with one another and their surroundings through gardening, educational events and community involvement.
PA R E N T M A P / J U N E 2 0 2 1 / 1 5 0621_molbaks_1-2v.indd 1
5/17/21 0621_molbaks_cut 2:54 PM out_1-2v.indd 1
5/19/21 8:12 PM
