Bees and Other Native Pollinators - 10 July 2022

On Sunday, July 10th, Susan Carpenter led the Bees and other Native Pollinators event. In total we had 4 attendees join the trip. We began our journey looking at the rain gardens near the entrance of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. We didn’t see bees (yet) but observed the various plant species growing. We then headed towards the Biocore Prairie where we saw a total of 7 bee species (i.e., B. rufocinctus, B. borealis). Susan handed out helpful material to help attendees identify male vs. female bees. Overall, it was a great event and attendees seemed to have fun from asking great questions to getting close and observing the bees. Report and photo by Diana Tapia Ramon.

Susan pointing out a pollinator!