Build a Mason Bee House, take home sleeping bees!
Schedule
Sat Feb 14 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
ReBuilding Center | Portland, OR
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Join Portland Fruit Tree Project and our favorite Local Bee Expert, Stephen Anderson, to learn about Mason Bees, and build a home to host and overwinter them on your property. Participants will receive instruction and all materials to Bee successful, including a clutch of slumbering bee cocoons (so cool!).
Where: Rebuilding Center 3625 North Mississippi Ave.
When: Feb 14th, 10am to 1pm
What: Build a Home for and host your own Mason Bee Habitat! 20 cocoons and reeds will be provided for each ticketholder to take home.
Cost is $35 per adult (we can't have kids kids this year due to insurance constraints with our host, the Rebuilding Center), Email us if you need assistance with fees, we do want everyone to be able to join us. Thank you to Whole Foods Foundation for their generous support of this content!
About Mason Bees:
Solitary bees (Mason bees are but one variety) are quickly becoming the "new-bee" to host in your yard. One of Mother Nature’s best pollinators, they’re gentle, easy to care for, and critical for food and ecosystems. Unlike the social honeybee, solitary bees live and work alone, and they also don’t make honey. They forage for their own food and find their own nests, and all females lay their own eggs. Solitary bees make up the largest percentage of the bee population — out of the more than 20,000 bee species worldwide, around 90 percent are solitary.
About Portland Fruit Tree Project:
Our mission is to increase equitable access to healthful food and strengthen communities by empowering neighbors to share in the harvest and care of city-grown produce.
-In short, we care for the trees that feed and shade our community!
About Rebuilding Center:
The mission of the ReBuilding Center is to build community resilience by ensuring access to affordable reclaiming home improvement materials, resume education, and repair skills so people can be self-sufficient and reduce waste.
-This class is a chance to check out their gorgeous workshop space!
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Where is it happening?
ReBuilding Center, 3560 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227-1155, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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