Gardening for Wild Bees

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we chat with Sam Droege, a wildlife biologist at the USGS, all about gardening for native and specialist bees The plant profile is on Bronze Fennel and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with a tribute to the garden writer Pam Harper* as our Last Word. If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 47: Pollinator Victory Gardens https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-47-pollinator.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 141: Nature's Best Hope with Doug Tallamy  https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-141-natures.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 31: Beekeeping https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-31-beekeeping.html *Amazon affiliate link. Any purchases here made there may add a few pennies to the GardenDC account, but will not impact the prices you pay. SHOW NOTES are posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-156-gardening.html BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support. We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message  Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Interview Editor and Show Notes: Marissa Yelenik Recorded on 7-15-2023.