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Class 5: Floral Sources, Native Plant and Native Bees 2026
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Class 5 Lecture Videos:
- Bee Forage and Creating Pollinator Habitat Part 1 with Carin Celebuski, Horticulturalist, Ladybrook Farm (Password TBA)
- Bee Forage and Creating Pollinator Habitat Part 2 with Carin Celebuski, Horticulturalist, Ladybrook Farm (Password TBA)
Supplemental video:
- Fall and Winter Habitat for Native and Managed Bees with Shannon Trimboli, Author and Native Plant Horticulturalist (TBA)
Class 5 Quiz
Assigned Readings: Beekeeper’s Handbook Chapter 15; Hive Tour Pages 33-35
Plants and Forage supporting materials:
- Sources of Native Plants in the DC Area 2024 (PDF)
- Native Bee Basics (PDF)
- Do's and Don'ts of Bee Houses (26 minute video)
- USFWS Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping
- Is There Enough City Forage? (BeeCulture)
- Adrian Higgins-Pollinator Gardening-The Washington Post (PDF)
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators (Central Appalachians USA) from Pollinator Partnership
- Common Native Trees of Virginia
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators (SE USA) from Pollinator Partnership