Members of the Lima Rotary Club learned about the benefits of locally produced honey and the importance of honeybees during a presentation by beekeeper Ty Shelby. Shelby highlighted honey’s potential health benefits and the vital role bees play in pollinating hundreds of plants, including most U.S. crops.
February 7, 2025, Press Release from Bowling Green State University: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Of the hundreds of plants growing in the Bowling Green State University Greenhouse, perhaps none cause more of a stink than the Konjac
The Kiwanis Ohio District Governor was at Tuesday's family meeting inducting new members into the Lima Kiwanis Club and also spoke about her Bee a Hero Project. With the rate at which bees have been dying, she is encouraging clubs and others to create pollinator habitats to allow bees to thrive so they can pollinate our food sources. But it's more than just planting native plants that needs to be done to protect the bees.
If you have driven on Main Street in downtown Lima, you can't miss them. The large lamp planters that line Main Street are in full bloom. It's a beautification project through Downtown Lima, Inc. to bring living beauty into the heart of the city. The variety of pink petunias has turned into huge balls of blooms. The planters are maintained by Stratton Greenhouse and sponsored by Nutrien, Allen Economic Development Group, and other donors. Downtown Lima, Inc. is hoping to get more sponsors on board.
May 28, 2024, Press Release from the Hancock Park District: To register for any programs in June, July, or August, you may go to www.hancockparks.com or visit 1424 E. Main Cross in Findlay, OH, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. For questions, call 419-425-7275.
A honeybee (Apis mellifera) sips nectar from an aster in a butterfly garden.
