Pollinators like bees and butterflies are busy these summer days. They need a variety of nectar and pollen sources for food and places to rest. It’s still not too late to start a pollinator garden and there’s plenty of information available to help. Seeds for a ‘buzzing garden’ are available for free from Bees Matter, and planting suggestions can be found on the City of Guelph’s website…
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.
