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Native Bee Researcher Shows Talbot Gardeners How to Plant a Low-Effort Pollinator Garden Oct. 21

Talbot County Master Gardener Volunteers host U.S. Geological Survey wildlife biologist Sam Droege at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. The talk is free, and no RSVP is needed.

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EASTON, MARYLAND — Gardeners who want a yard that feeds bees with little upkeep can hear how from a federal native-bee researcher on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when the Talbot County Master Gardener Volunteers host a free talk titled Creating a No Work Pollinator Garden from 11 a.m. to noon at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD.

The speaker is Sam Droege, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. The University of Maryland event listing says his work on the native bees of North America offers insight into building pollinator gardens with minimal effort. His U.S. Geological Survey staff profile lists him at the agency's Eastern Ecological Science Center in Laurel.

The program is run through University of Maryland Extension's yard and garden program and is listed as family friendly. No RSVP is needed; chairs are first come, first served.

Questions go to the Talbot County Master Gardener Volunteers at 410-822-1244. The talk is Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD, and admission is free.

Source: University of Maryland AGNR

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