ACBA in-person meeting THURSDAY evening: Ann-Marie Benz on California Native Plants
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Rob Mathews, 2025 ACBA President
Nov 12, 2025, 6:27:41 PMNov 12
to The Alameda County Beekeepers Association
Hi Folks! THURSDAY's (November 13) ACBA in-person meeting (tomorrow night as I write this) will feature speaker Ann-Marie Benz, Horticulture Programs Manager for the California Native Plant Society.
She’ll be speaking about Buzz-Worthy Blooms: California Native Plants for Honey Bees.
Curious which California native plants can support your honey bees year-round? Join us to dive into regionally appropriate native flora that offers support for your hives. You’ll leave with information on how to put together plant lists, garden tips, and a better understanding of how native plants benefit both your bees and the broader pollinator community.
Ann-Marie is the Horticulture and Stewardship Programs Manager for CNPS, where she gets to spend her days supporting native plant communities and their people. She has spent a decade and a half serving landscapes and watersheds with nonprofits in California and Arizona.
She’ll be speaking about Buzz-Worthy Blooms: California Native Plants for Honey Bees.
Curious which California native plants can support your honey bees year-round? Join us to dive into regionally appropriate native flora that offers support for your hives. You’ll leave with information on how to put together plant lists, garden tips, and a better understanding of how native plants benefit both your bees and the broader pollinator community.
Ann-Marie is the Horticulture and Stewardship Programs Manager for CNPS, where she gets to spend her days supporting native plant communities and their people. She has spent a decade and a half serving landscapes and watersheds with nonprofits in California and Arizona.
(Special thanks to club member Robin Chatham for coordinating our last two in-person speakers; see her YouTube channel here!)
Meeting agenda:
Meeting agenda:
- 7:00 - 7:30: Social time and “newbee” round table — get your questions answered in a small, friendly group.
- 7:30 - 8:00: Club business, wherein I try to convince you to improve the life of yourself and others by running for club vice president or secretary next year.
- 8:00 - 9:00: Speaker Ann-Marie Benz.
Rob Mathews, 2025 ACBA President
Nov 13, 2025, 6:06:52 PMNov 13
to The Alameda County Beekeepers Association
To add to the excitement at tonight's meeting, Sung Lee will also be showing a 7-minute video about processing honey frames, and raffling off two of these really useful honey uncapping tubs that he made:
You won't want to miss it. See you there!
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