David Cantlin is the Facility and Operations Manager for the City of Fife in Washington State, where he is implementing his Bee Clover project. His goal is to educate the people of Fife of the wonderful benefits that clover provides, as well as using public lands to create stronger habitats for pollinators, as well as a more enriched ecosystem. In this episode we hear about the City of Fife’s initiative to increase the amount of blooming clover available to bees on their city properties.
In this episode, we hear about the City of Fife’s initiative to increase the amount of blooming clover available to bees on their city properties.
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“Clover attracts bees and other pollinators, so it benefits the ecology of the area.” – David Cantlin
Show Notes:
- Why people in David’s position often remove clover from their land
- What changed David’s mind about clover
- How David experimented with using clover on his land
- David’s goals with his project
- How clover can help improve an ecosystem for plants as well as pollinators
- What the process was in establishing clover in Fife
- The symbiotic relationship between clover and turf grass
- How the different clover varieties have worked in David’s project
- How the people of Fife have received the abundance of clover
- What’s next for the Bee Clover project
“This program, if it takes off and we can expand, may be a revival for the bees.” – David Cantlin
Links Mentioned:
- Learn more about the Oregon Bee Project Summit and Conference
- Check out one of David’s Bee Clover areas in Fife:
Would love to see this expanded to include local wildflowers for native bees. I’m wondering how they might work with the clover.
Were considering including some native plants also, baby steps.
Great !