The Secret Lives of Wild Bees

The Secret Lives of Wild Bees

You’ve probably heard “save the bees!” as news reports of insect declines flood the media. But do you know which bees need saving? Over 4,000 species of bees inhabit North America, and most of them don’t live in hives or make honey. In this presentation, PhD student and New England bee expert, Nick Dorian, will teach you about the natural history and conservation of wild bees that call Cape Cod home. Together, we’ll examine closely their varied lifestyles, their habitat needs, and their intricate relationships with flowering plants and other insects. You’ll come away with clear action items for supporting bees in your backyards and with a newfound appreciation for these charismatic pollinators.

BIO: Nick Dorian is an ecologist, an educator, and a naturalist. He is a PhD student at Tufts University where he studies the population ecology of cellophane bees and runs the Tufts Pollinator Initiative, an urban pollinator conservation and community outreach group. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @bee_searcher.

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