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devil's bite and tall tickseed in the fall pollinator garden
Register Now for a Fall Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
count pollinators in lee county from august 21 to august 24, 2026
UPDATED: Lee County Participates in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 9, 2026

mass of range yellow flowers
Purple Coneflower Clinic: What's wrong with your Echinacea flowers?

Published - July 28, 2026

collage of flowers and pollinators
Workshop & Native Plant Sale: Creating Biodiverse Habitat for Pollinators & Other Wildlife

Published - July 26, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
bee on purple flower
Less is More- Lazy Best Practices for Gardening For Pollinators

Published - July 17, 2026

bee on purple flower
When Less is More: A Lazy Gardener’s Guide to Supporting Pollinators

Published - July 9, 2026

red flowered plant in a garden
Top Five Hummingbird Plants for Central North Carolina

Published - July 9, 2026

Spring shot of pollinator garden
Register Now for Spring Tours of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - April 27, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
plants in a parking lot
ONLINE Pollinator Plant Sale is LIVE!

Published - April 17, 2026

A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower
Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Pollinators
A Durham community member counts pollinators and records the number counted in a verdant demonstration garden for the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census .
See How Pollinator Census Participation Makes a Difference in the 2025 Annual Report

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
red flowered deciduous azalea in full flower in a yard in lee county
Honeysuckle Azaleas: A sweet-smelling native shrub for every yard

Published - March 18, 2026

mining bee with pollen sticking to her back legs
Friend or Foe? Protecting Pollinators in the Ground

Published - February 10, 2026

man counts insects during community science event
2025 Was a Record Year for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in Lee County

Published - January 7, 2026

Person in yellow-black bee costume posing under tent while woman photographs them at an outdoor fair
From the Mountains to the Sea: the Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a success in 2025

Published - January 6, 2026

From: Extension Gardener
This is the Pollinator Haven Garden dirt therapy banner 2026 which pictures text and a picture of the Pollinator Haven Garden pergola and hands cupping soil
Pollinator Haven Garden Dirt Therapy Sessions Offer Skill Building and Community

Published - December 30, 2025

Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.
Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - September 29, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).
Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - September 22, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Swallowtain on a sunflower_Amanda Bratcher (1)
Top Five Native Plants for Counting Pollinators for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 19, 2025

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Tracie Bowers counts insects on the giant beeblossom in the Pollinator Haven Garden during the 2024 GSEPC event. It is easy to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census wherever you are. Grab your datasheet,
Calling All Lee County Citizens: Be a Pollinator Hero This August!

Published - August 4, 2025

Count pollinators on Fri Aug 22 and Sat Aug 23 — learn where: go.ncsu.edu/leecopollinatorcensus2025
Help Lee County Count Pollinators in the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census!

Published - July 22, 2025

Get to Know the Insects! Free insect identification webinar — July 10, 2025, 1–3 P.M., Zoom
Insect Identification Webinar Is Set to Help You Count in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - June 26, 2025

Great Southeast Pollinator Census webinar - Aug 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m.
Registration Is Open for the 2025 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

Published - June 26, 2025

2025 Lee County Ag Week Calendar of Events
Lee County Agriculture Week 2025 Is Coming!

Published - April 3, 2025

A photograph of a stem being split to reveal small bees inside
Winter Is a Great Time to Tidy Up Perennial Stems for Pollinator Habitat

Published - February 25, 2025

From: Pollinators
Pollinator Haven Garden Workday Logo 2025
Sign Up to Help in the Pollinator Haven Garden 2025

Published - February 22, 2025

NC Cooperative Extension; Lee County Pollinator Haven; Learn from the Garden Through the Seasons!
Sign Up for a Guided Tour of the Pollinator Haven Garden

Published - February 22, 2025

Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Green praying mantis grasping and feeding on a large black insect
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Three hollow dried plant stems with papery sheaths, close-up view
Provide Nesting Habitat for Native Bees Through Plant Stems in Your Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Banner reading: NIFA Invests $1.8M in Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events (A1712)
New USDA Funding to Help Beekeepers in Flooded Areas

Published - February 13, 2025

From: Pollinators
Red maple flowers on bare branches against blue sky; text "Maple in Bloom" at top
What Should I Be Doing in My Apiary This Month? February

Published - February 5, 2025

From: Pollinators
IPPM Deep Dive poster
IPPM Deep Dive 2025- Get Help With Your Pests, Diseases and Weeds!

Published - February 2, 2025

flower fly drinking nectar from a purple flower
PR Department: Flies Are the Good Guys

Published - January 27, 2025

Monarch butterfly perched on a green leaf beside yellow wildflowers against a blue sky
Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act

Published - December 13, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
Tracie in PollExtension Master Gardener Volunteer Tracie taking data for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in the Pollinator Haven Garden in 2024inator Garden
Notes From the Garden Lab: Contributions to Science From the Pollinator Haven Garden

Published - November 1, 2024

Thumbnail Shots of Plants Do That Publications
#Plants Do That

Published - October 21, 2024

From: Gardening
Lee County Counts Pollinator Census, Aug 23-24, 2024; learn more: lee.ces.ncsu.edu
Lee County Counts in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 20, 2024

“Pollinators are under threat.” We hear it more and more from scientists and the news. If you haven’t heard, you’ve probably at least noticed that your windshield has stayed a lot cleaner over the last couple of decades. What is important to understand fr
Gardeners Are Scientist: Count Lee County Insects in the Census

Published - August 13, 2024

Great Southeast Pollinator Census; Census Aug 23–24, 2024; https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/gsepcinnc
Count Insects in the 2024 Great Southeast Pollinator Census!

Published - August 2, 2024

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