Heather Holm
Author, Illustrator | Minnetonka, MN |
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Heather Holm is a horticulturist and biologist by training, as well as a writer, designer, and publisher. In addition to taking part in native bee research projects, she informs and educates audiences in the Midwest and Northeast, through her writing and many presentations, about the fascinating world of native bees and .... more
Heather Holm is a horticulturist and biologist by training, as well as a writer, designer, and publisher. In addition to taking part in native bee research projects, she informs and educates audiences in the Midwest and Northeast, through her writing and many presentations, about the fascinating world of native bees and the native plants that support them. In her most recent research project, she assisted University of Minnesota Extension faculty in a two-year study to determine the types of native bees present in cultivated blueberry farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The study included developing customized plans to enhance and expand both forage crops and nesting sites within the farms.
Heather has written for Houzz, a social media website, about pollinators, benefi cial insects, and native plants. Her first book, Pollinators of Native Plants, published in 2014, established her as a knowledgeable resource on the subject of the interactions between native bees and native plants.