for laurie lang re: bees

Native Bee Presentation: Sat Nov 14, after lunch at the NM Beekeepers Assoc Meeting, Immanuel Presbyterian Church 114 Carlisle


Talk will introduce the Native Bee Habitat Outdoor Classroom Project of the NM Bee Collaborative, a volunteer organization whose goal is to foster a string of safe havens across the countryside for our native bees and honeybees under duress. Arid lands are centers of diversity for bees, and NM is estimated to have as many as 1,200 species.


Most native species are solitary nesters who do not sting, and are skilled builders with mud, pebbles, pithy sticks, pine pitch and leaves. After briefly meeting the major bee families and looking at their life histories, we'll focus on bumble bees, whose health has been threatened by agribusiness green house production of cherry tomatoes, strawberries and other commodities now available out of season.


Call Laurie at 505. 220 . 2726 for specific info about time presentation is scheduled for