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January 31 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm PST
Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/d4a23bb7-9623-4926-b3cb-d1bf422275a4
ONLINE WEBINAR
Welcome to a brand-new webinar with the Native Bee Society of BC! We are all about bees this year as bee naturalist Lori Weidenhammer shares her expertise on these amazing buzzy insects. This month, ask yourself: what do bees do to survive in winter? Join Lori to learn about renter and excavator bees and bees that live in the snow-covered soil. Find out about the mysterious part of the life cycle of bees that happens when the flowers are dormant!
ABOUT “BEEYOND BELIEF” SERIES
Are you curious about identifying, caring for, or advocating for bees? Join the Native Bee Society of British Columbia for this all-year series, “Beyond Belief”, for online and in-person opportunities to take a closer look at the life of bees. From your backyard, to close up specimens, to collecting bee observation data in a Bee BioBlitz – come out for each session to become one of the “beeple” that appreciate these amazing insects!
ABOUT PROGRAM LEADER
Lori is a performance-based interdisciplinary artist and educator. She is the author of a book called Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees published by Douglas and MacIntyre. Lori works with students of all ages on eating locally and gardening for pollinators. On occasion, she likes to dress up in silly costumes and talk to bees. She worked with Tyler Kelly and curator Lincoln Best to create and maintain the iNaturalist BC Bee Tracker Project. She is a recipient of the Entomological Society of Canada’s Norman Criddle award for her work as an amateur naturalist. This year Lori would like to focus on creating educational materials that can be used by the public in many situations to deepen their understanding of native bees and their habitat needs.
*Tickets must be purchased in advance. Fees for this program are based on a sliding scale – you choose what you pay! Your contributions help us bring you more online programs like this one! Ticket sales close 30 minutes before the start of the program.
**This program will take place on Zoom, so please make sure you have Zoom downloaded well in advance of the webinar. A Zoom link can be found within your confirmation email and will also be sent the day before the start of the program. Only one ticket required per household.
We gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we gather and help steward is the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Since time immemorial, Coast Salish peoples have lived reciprocally with the land, harvesting and cultivating foods and medicines and practicing ceremony. The abundance of these lands and waters, which enables us to live, work, and play here today, is a result of the past and on-going stewardship and advocacy of the Coast Salish peoples.