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Meeting Date: Monday, July 15, 2024
Guest Speaker- Dr. Jules Davis PHD in Entomology from Cornell University
“Bring back the Pollinators: Practical Approaches to Wild Bee Conservation."
Although pollinator conservation is a big task, it all begins with each of us adopting four simple steps: growing pollinator-friendly flowers, providing nest sites, avoiding pesticides, and spreading the word. With these core values, pollinator conservation can be adapted to any location, whether you tend an urban community garden or a suburban yard, work in a city park, or on a farm. Beekeepers can play an important role in native pollinator conservation by considering the nutritional needs of both managed and wild pollinators and investing in mitigation strategies to reduce the unintended effects of honey beekeeping on wild bees. "
Dr. Jules Davis is a Post-doctoral Fellow currently working with the Department of Entomology College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
Jules is interested in the ecology of pollinators and herbivores in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Jules's research explores the basic ecological dynamics between soil, plant, herbivore, and pollinator communities; and how land use practices alter these relationships. Jules's postdoctoral research focuses on how floral resources in agricultural landscapes affect pollinator nutrition and immunity to pathogens.
Jules is currently doing research in the Pioneer Valley, sampling the pollen collected by honeybees to get a sense of the different flowers they collect from in the broader landscape and to use it in experiments testing how different plants' pollen affect bee resistance to disease.
On Monday, July 15th, we will meet at the home of Art Canterbury, FCBA President. Our Meeting will start at 6:30 PM. The Canterbury’s house is located at 72 Randall Rd, Montague, MA. 01351
- Come join us on July 15, at the Canterbury’s home!
- Address: 72 Randall Rd, Montague, MA. 01351
- Time: 6:30-8:30
- Please bring a lawn chair
- Parking will be along the roadside.
- Remember to bring a raffle item also!
- Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Also, you can take this opportunity to pay your annual FCBA dues of $15 for a family and $10 for a single. Please submit payment to Tom Graney FCBA Treasurer 206 Mill Village Road Deerfield, MA 01342, or dues can be paid at the monthly meetings.
We will have the remaining 2024 Field Day Langstroth T-shirts for sale. All the Cool Kids are wearing One!
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