<p><i>Bombus fervidus</i> (Golden Northern Bumble Bee) feeding on thyme at the Penn State Lebanon County Extension office.  The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture along with the Penn State Master Gardeners are conducting a citizen–scientist project.  This project has the master gardeners and their volunteers observing 8 flowers for 10 minutes each and recording the number and type of bees visiting each plant.  This data will be used to by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to make recommendations to gardeners as how which plants they can plant to make their garden pollinator friendly. 
</p><p><br></p><p>The project is in part funded by Haagen–Dazs. For more information please visit: helpthehoneybees.com
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For information on the Penn State Master Gardeners, please visit: horticulture.psu.edu/extension/mg
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