One month after planting, and despite record heat and little rain, the OKC pollinator garden is thriving! Special thanks to a small group of volunteers who we have affectionately crowned ‘the friends of the garden’ (FOGS). These volunteers have provided
August update- alive and thriving!
You don’t have to be a professional gardener to know that planting a new garden in the middle of summer is risky. The heat is brutal for people and young plants! Campers braved the July heat to install this beautiful pollinator garden
The Oxford Dinghy
A huge thanks to Graham Norbury and Brewer’s Oxford Boat Yard and Marina for donating the Oxford Dinghy that is now a feature of our Pollinator Garden. The dinghy had been abandoned on the storage racks many years ago. The
Week 3 – Nature and the Garden Grows
In Week 3 we learned more about Pollinators and their Attractors and also made plans to plant our boat. In addition to nature, we had a few art projects to finish up so some days we called in “Narture.” Frannie,
Beekeepers at OKC!
During Week 2, Nature and Art had a visit from two real beekeepers, Mike Embry and Lisa Ghezzi, who taught the campers so much about honeybee colonies, habits and how to collect honey. Everyone was very interested in observing the
Art in the Garden
During Week 2 of Oxford Kids Camp, morning activity Art worked on some pieces to add color and excitement to the Pollinator Garden. We talked about the colors and shapes that will attract more native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to
Week 1 Nature (Thurs): A home for solitary native bees
The OKC Native Bee House The OKC pollinator garden includes not only native plants that provide food sources for pollinators (e.g. nectar and pollen), but also much needed nesting habitat for solitary native bees. This native bee ‘house’ adds both
Help native bees – put a bee house in your yard!
YOU CAN HAVE A NATIVE BEE HOUSE TOO! Maybe you have seen these ‘different’ bee houses around, but didn’t know what they were… Or maybe a friend told you about native bees… Or maybe you were inspired by the BEE
Get to know a native bee!
Why are native bees important? Most people know that honey bees are important for pollination and are suffering dramatic declines in population, but most people do not realize that native bees do the yeomen’s share of pollination, especially when it comes to native plants,
Week 1 Nature (Wed): The garden comes to life!
From paper plans to live plants… Nature campers first reviewed guidelines for planting a pollinator garden and some preliminary garden plans. Pollinators Gardens Should: use plants that provide nectar and pollen sources provide a water source, be situated in