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Save Ohio Bees is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to restoring pollinator habitat, funding conservation, and providing educational resources to the community. It is a place-based and relational approach to mitigating the threats to native bees and pollinators.

Celebrate Pollinator Week at Pollinator Palooza

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Celebrate Pollinator Week at Pollinator Palooza

Tracy Teuscher

June 19 through June 25 is National Pollinator Week. In celebration, Save Ohio Bees will offer free native bee education and family-friendly activities on Saturday, June 24 at Franklin Park Conservatory’s Pollinator Palooza from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

“Pollinator Palooza is a celebration of native bees and all pollinators that are vital to ecosystem health including food and forests ,” said Tracy Teuscher, founder of Save Ohio Bees. “We are looking forward to joining other pollinator advocacy organizations to celebrate bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds, bats, and all pollinators.”

Teuscher, a certified ecotherapist and naturalist, will share information about the pollinator superpowers of native bees and ways to help them thrive in backyards, schools, and urban landscapes.

“There are more than 500 species of native bees in Ohio alone,” Teuscher said “One in four North American bee species are facing extinction including the American bumble bee, our most important pollinator. Habitat loss and fragmentation is a key contributor alongside pesticide use and warming climate. There’s a lot the average citizen can do to help mitigate these impacts.”

Visit Tracy on June 24 and you will:

  • Discover Ohio’s native bees and their superpowers

  • Learn 5 ways to help them thrive

  • Save 10% on our organic cotton Tees & Totes (in person only)

  • Enjoy activities, music, food, and tours

  • Sing the “Wild Bees” song

  • Get our NEW coloring page

  • Take home native wildflower seeds

Visit our Events page for details and the address.

Participating Organizations

Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center/Center for Applied Plants | The Bee Collective | The Bugman | Child Development Council of Franklin County | Central Ohio Beekeepers Association | Columbus GreenSpot | Columbus Recreation and Parks | Columbus Zoo & Aquarium | Dawes Arboretum | East Central Ohio Beekeepers Association | For All Species | Franklin County Master Gardeners Volunteers | Franklin County Public Health | Ohio Herb Center | Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council | Greater Columbus Growing Coalition | Hinton Apiaries | Kiwanis Club of Columbus | LEAD for Pollinators | Love Your Alley | Natives in Harmony | Ohio Department of Transportation | Ohio History Connection | Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative | Ohio State Beekeepers Association | Ohio State University Extension | Red Beard Bees | Keep Columbus Beautiful | Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District | Save Ohio Bees | Giant Eagle | Columbus Audubon