Gardening for Native Pollinators and Honey Bee Colonies

Gardening for Honey Bees and Native Pollinators

Saturday, January 17, 2026

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Instructor: Chris Stalder

If you feed them they will keep coming! Learn about plants that are food sources for some of our larger colorful native butterflies, and the plants to grow to keep them around drinking nectar when they are adults. Discover how to make your own native bee nests and how to garden for Honey Bees. Explore how you can landscape to attract hummingbirds to visit your garden as they migrate through Central Florida.

Chris will also provide a Belle Isle Wildflower Honey Market and samples. Cash only

Registration includes admission to the beautiful gardens before or after class.

Christopher Stalder is a graduate of the University of Florida and has worked with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. He is also an environmental scientist, a butterfly gardener, a backyard beekeeper and a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association. He offers natural history programs around the state on many subjects including herpetology, butterfly gardening and beekeeping.

Participants must withdraw from classes at least five days prior to the start of class in order to receive a full refund or credit. If we must cancel a class, we will make every effort to inform you prior to the class time, and you will receive a full refund or credit.

Only those registered for the class will be permitted in the classroom. Childcare services are not provided.