Free Fall Pollinator Event at Marin Ace, San Rafael
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Families are encouraged to visit Marin Ace October 24 & 25 for the 2nd Annual Fall Pollinator Event!
*Learn about the importance of planting flowering plants for the bees and other pollinators over the winter
*See an observation hive from 11-3 Sat & Sun
*Pick up a great selection of drought-tolerant, native flowers that will benefit the pollinators this winter
*Learn more about why families should not use plants or pesticides containing neonicotinoids
*20% of all Marin Ace's live plant and seed purchases this weekend will benefit the upcoming "Bee Audacious" conference
MORE INFORMATION:
Activities will be buzzing around Marin Ace the weekend of October 24 & 25 as volunteers from The Marin Beekeepers Association join San Rafael’s Mom & Pop hardware store for a Fall Pollinator Event. From 8am-6pm on Oct. 24-25, Marin Ace will host a fall pollinator event, with a huge supply of pollinator friendly, drought tolerant, neonicotinoid-free plants for sale. 20% of all plant sales that weekend will be donated to the upcoming “Bee Audacious” Conference being planned by enthusiastic Marin Beekeepers.
Volunteers from the Marin Beekeepers Association will be on hand from 10-3 to talk to customers about bees and planting for pollinators. They will also bring an observation hive.
Marin Ace strongly opposes the use of pesticides containing Neonicotinoids, a systemic insecticide which have been linked to the international bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). All of Marin Ace's plants are proudly Neonic-free, and all pesticides at the store containing neonicotinoids have been labeled "harmful to pollinators". Marin Ace is also working with Ace Hardware on a national basis to raise awareness of CCD attributed to neonics, with outreach, product changes, and education now taking place throughout all the 4,600 locally-owned stores in the US.
Marin Ace is locally owned by Marin residents Michelle and Jeff Leopold, the “mom & pop” behind the old-fashioned hardware store which opened in 2011 at the former Sizzler location at 180 Merrydale Road. For more information on Marin Ace's interest in this topic, visit their website at http://www.marinace.com/includes/bees.php