Penn State Master Gardeners of Bradford and Sullivan Counties

"We’d bee pretty hungry without these busy bees! Did you know that nearly 75% of all food crops rely on pollinators like these?" You can watch this live cam from 8 AM to 8 PM daily for a peek into the lives of these essential little workers.

Penn State Extension is excited to be a part of the virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show. While we cannot be with you in-person, you are invited to engage with us from the comfort of your own home. With more than 25 live Extension events being offered each day of Farm Show from January 9 to 16, we are committed to providing you with up-to-date education on a variety of topics. Whether you are looking for information for your family, business, or your home, we have just what yo...u need to kick off your new year. Choose your live, online event and register today! https://extension.psu.edu/home-page-topics/farm-show

! ’ If the honey bee disappears, the current wisdom goes, crops won’t get pollinated. Is this really true? There are 20,000 bee species... in the world4,000 of them in the United States. Amongst all the bees out there, who is really doing the pollinating? The lab of Bryan Danforth, professor in the Cornell University Department of Entomology, recently finished a 10-year study on bee diversity in New York State apple orchards. Contrary to the belief that honey bees are essential to pollinating crops, they discovered wild bees vastly outperform honey bees on a per-bee basis. Click ‘Like’ if you appreciate the solitary bees. Read the full article: Swift J. Our Indispensable Pollinating Bees. Northeatern IPM Center. Accessed December 26, 2020. https://www.northeastipm.org//our-indispensable-pollinati/

Doug Tallamy seems to have gotten it right: the displacement of native plant communities is a key cause of a collapse in insect populations and is affecting birds as well!

Growing indoor plants can be a challenge, but with a solid understanding of their cultural requirements, you can have healthy and beautiful indoor plants. Houseplant Master Class: Houseplant Basics covers the basicssoils, light, humidity, watering, lighting, repotting, fertilizing, and containers. https://www.cvent.com/m-events/Info/Summary

Join the experts at Penn State Extension to increase your working tree knowledge and professional arborist skills with the Arborist Short Course Webinar Series. This series will prepare participants for the ISA Certified Arborist exam, as well as improve their marketability. Register today at extension.psu.edu/arborist-short-course-series.

A study released in spring of this year confirmed what Audubon scientists have always suspected: planting native plants in your yard means more hummingbirds for you to watch from the porch.

Customer support continues for organic products, which they consider a foundation for other important factors!

The holiday season brings an increase in energy use and household waste. Each year, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, household waste in the U.S. increases b...y more than 25 percent. It can be easier than you think to help cut down on that impact and go green this holiday season #GoGreenPa #iConservePa

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) The most common and perhaps most iconic species of holly used in landscaping across the region is the winterberry (Ilex verticillata). This species is all the more spectacular because of its deciduous nature. In autumn the leaves take on a golden yellow. The leaves do a fine job of concealing the ripened berries, which are actually hard to discern from any significant distance until the leaves drop away. Then real show arrives. The scarlet berr...Continue reading

Join us for the Garden Hotline LIVE! Goes Indoors: December Edition webinar! All we want for the holidays is to help you with your indoor plants! Whether you’re struggling with a snake plant or just trying to keep an herb alive on your windowsill, the Penn State Extension Master Gardener Program has expert advice to get you and your photosynthetic friends through these cold winter months. Register here for the December 11 webinar - https://extension.psu.edu/garden-hotline-live-goes-indoors-