Now Registering: Flying Solo: The Hidden Lives of Solitary Bees

This lecture was generously supported by the Lazarus Family in memory of Karin Lazarus.

Virtual Presentation

$10 Members, $15 Nonmembers. Registration is required,  click here to register.

“Of the roughly 3,600 species of bees in North America, more than 90 percent lead solitary rather than social lives, each female constructing and provisioning her own nest without any help from other members of their species.”   – Xerces Society

While honeybees often steal the spotlight as the darling of pollinators, North America is home to many other types of insects that may live more understated lives, but have no less impressive impact. Join us for a presentation on the lives of solitary bees and their critical role in our local ecology.

Through nesting site provisions, plant selection, and landscape management hacks, attendees will learn simples steps they can take to provide and improve habitat for these tiny but mighty creatures.

Dr. Deborah Delaney is an associate professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware where she mentors graduate and undergraduate students working on various aspects of pollinator health and productivity. She teaches Insects and Society, Apiculture, Pollination Ecology, Aquatic Entomology and Bridging Art and Science: Environmental Communication. She has over 20 years of experience working with pollinators, specifically honey bees and maintains between 50- 100 colonies throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Her research program has four main focal areas: 1) genetic identity and diversity of US honey bees 2) temporal stability of pollinator populations and 3) best management solutions for creating sustainable managed pollinator populations 4) pollinator nutrition and forage mapping.  

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