Should Farmers & Gardeners Worry About the Upcoming Cicada Emergence?
In case you haven’t heard, 2024 marks the emergence of the 13-year periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.). The 13-year cicadas are known as Brood …
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Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared
Usually in early spring I start getting calls from people nervous about seeing hundreds of bees hovering over their …
Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared!
Every year, from mid-March through mid-April, I get calls from folks worried about all the bees hovering over their …
Photos From the 2024 Chatham County Ag Fest
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 23, 2024, was a success with a great crowd in attendance in spite …
Celebrating 15 Years in Pollinator Paradise!
This year (2023) marks the 15 year anniversary of North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in …
Late Fall 2023 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
NC AgVentures Chatham County Farm Tour
NC AgVentures is a NC State Extension program that provides grants to North Carolina farmers and community groups for …
Early Fall 2023 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
View Recording of CCP Bat Webinar
Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) conducted a webinar on Bats of Chatham County on October 19, 2023, and we had a great …
Chatham County 4-H Youth Participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
This was the first year that North Carolina participated in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, a citizen science initiative …
Late Summer 2023 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
Critter Spotlight: Passionflower Bee
For 15 years I have enjoyed observing the many pollinators that forage on the native passionflowers in my Pollinator …