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Why
the
decline
of
native
bee
diversity
and
the
loss
of
honey
bees
important?
Imported
European
Honey
Bee
Apis
melifera
1. It
reduces
agricultural
productivity
and
increases
costs
to
producers
and
consumers.
APPLES
$10.00
EACH
2. Silent
spring
and
hand
pollination
is
a
reality
in
China!
Sichuan
Provence,
China.
All
bees
have
been
killed
by
pesticides
requiring
pollination
of
fruit
crops
to
be
pollinated
by
hand.
It
takes
20
man
days
to
hand
pollinate
2
hectares
of
apples
costing
$722
per
tonne
of
apples.
3.
Loss
of
plant
species
and
ecosystem
health.
WHAT
HAPPENS
IF
HONEY
BEES
DISAPPEAR?
Answer:
NATIVE
BEES
TO
THE
RESCUE!
BC
has
40%
of
all
the
native
bee
species
in
Canada.
400+
species
live
as
solitary
bees
which
nest
in
underground
tunnels,
old
logs,
snags
and
old
mouse
nests
in
diverse
habitats.
They
are
not
hive
bees
that
make
honey
but
are
critical
pollinators
in
agricultural
and
eco
systems.
Research
is
showing
that
native
bee
species
can
replace
the
function
of
honey
bees
in
pollinating
fruit
and
vegetable
crops.
Our
workshops
present
their
natural
history
and
how
to
conserve
them.
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NESTING
HABITS
OF
OUR
400+
SPECIES
OF
NATIVE
BEES
IN
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
70%
are
10%
are
20%
are
Ground-‐nesting
Bees
Bumblebees
Cavity-‐nesting
Bees
Bumble
Bee
on
Clover
Orchard
Mason
Bee
on
paper
nesting
tubes
Long
Horned
Bees
Stem
Nesting
Small
Carpenter
Bee
on
Buttercup
Why
Native
Bees
are
Special
“Every
seed
holds
the
magic
of
creation”.
The
pollination
services
of
our
400+
species
of
native
bees
enable
seed
set
for
hundreds
of
different
kinds
of
flowers
in
the
valleys
and
fields
in
BC
so
that
we
and
all
creatures
can
enjoy
life
in
abundance.
Our
native
bees
pollinated
these
plants
for
10,000’s
of
years
before
the
introduction
of
honey
bees
from
Europe.
They
can
continue
to
do
so
if
we
give
back
what
they
need
to
fill
in
for
honey
bees
that
are
disappearing.
They
range
in
size
from
our
small
carpenter
bee
(6
mm)
to
our
largest
bumble
bee
(30mm).
Seventy
per
cent
(70%)
nest
in
underground
tunnels
excavated
by
the
mother
bee.
Twenty
percent
(20%)
nest
in
old
tree
snags
or
rotten
logs
(e.g.
the
orchard
mason
bee).
Five
percent
(5%)
are
bumblebee
species
that
nest
in
abandoned
mouse
burrows,
grass
clumps
or
similar
places.
Working
with
our
400
species
of
native
bees
is
our
best
insurance
policy
for
sustainable
pollination
services,
biodiversity
conservation
and
environmental
health.
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WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION
This
workshop
describes:
a. How
native
bees
are
better
adapted
for
pollination
than
honey
bees
b. The
importance
of
our
native
bees
relative
to
food
security,
food
prices
and
environmental
health
and
life
support.
c. The
technology
and
methods
of
using
and
conserving
native
bees
to
lessen
the
impact
of
loss
of
honey
bee
hives
due
to
colony
collapse
disorder.
d. How
we
can
integrate
of
the
use
of
native
bees
and
honey
bees
for
commercial
pollination
using
the
‘natural
pollination
guild’
concept.
Each
participant
will
learn:
• What
is
causing
Honey
bee
colony
collapse
(CCD)
and
bee
pollinator
decline
• How
pollination
deficit
will
impacts
our
life,
price
of
food
and
the
health
of
our
planet
• To
see,
use
and
protect
our
400
kinds
of
native
bees
should
we
lose
the
honey
bee
• The
names
of
plants
that
can
increase
populations
of
native
bees
in
your
backyard,
park,
farm,
woodlot
through
each
part
of
a
growing
season
• How
to
integrate
honey
bees
and
native
bees
to
build
‘pollination
power’
to
assure
sustainable
pollination
services
for
food
production
and
ecological
health.
Activities:
1. Collect
and
observe
native
bees
and
naïve
bees,
tunnelling
if
we
are
lucky,
2. Assess
native
bee
presence,
cavity
nesting
bees
using
traps
or
insect
nets
3. Build
Bumblebee
and
cavity
nesting
bee
homes
4. Design
a
bee
garden
for
a
particular
setting
and
location
or
make
a
garden
more
bee
friendly
WORKSHOP
COSTS,FEES
Individuals
at
the
door:
$60.00
Non-‐profit
groups:
Expenses
plus
negotiable
honoraria
Private
Bookings:
$500
per
day
plus
expenses
Payment
by
cash
or
cheque
to
Plan
Bee
Now.
No
credit
or
debit
cards
at
this
time.
5
Who
benefits
the
Most
Any
citizen
or
land
owner,
6
to
106
years
old,
who
wants
to
save
our
bees
and
reverse
bee
decline
and
put
pollination
capacity
back
on
our
land–
especially
gardeners
and
food
producers!
All
land
owners
/
Green
Building
Developers
/
Ecology
Centres
and
Ecovillages
Youth
Group
Leaders
/
Artists
and
Writers
/
Environmental
Engineers
/
University
Students
/
Landscape
Architects
/
Green
Educators
and
Teachers
/
Permaculture
Designers
/
Biodiversity
Conservation
/
Food
Security
Local
Food
Groups
/
Sustainable
Development
Designers
/
Urban
and
Rural
Planners
/
Urban
Agriculture
Initiatives
/
Ecology
Literate
Farmers
Mothers’
of
the
Earth
What
you
will
be
able
to
do
after
the
workshop
You
will
be
able
to
return
to
your
home
or
business
and
know
exactly
what
you
need
to
do
to
protect
and
conserve
all
bees
in
your
region.
Restoring
bee
pollinators
in
a
community
increases
capacity
for
sustainable
green
living,
food
production
and
environmental
health.
About
the
Instructor:
Ted
Leischner
B.Sc.,
Plan
Bee
Now!
Focused
on
people
and
earth
systems
care
and
ecological
restoration,
education
and
practice
(permaculture);
permaculture
bee
gardens
design
and
landscape
retrofit
to
better
care
for
our
native
bees
and
to
put
back
the
capacity
of
our
Earth
for
Life
support.
Education:
B.Sc.
Biol.
Calgary;
Agric.Production
Dipl.
Olds
College;
BC
Instructors
Dipl.
VCC;
PTT
certificate,
PDC.
Corresponding
member
of
the
Canadian
Pollination
Initiative
Ted
is
from
Calgary,
AB
now
living
in
Keremeos,
BC,
Similkameen
Valley.
Life
long
earth
systems
naturalist;
bee
pollinator
conservation
activist;
permaculture
teacher
and
designer.
Retired
agricultural
college
instructor,
special
crops
field
man
and
consultant;
master
beekeeper
with
commercial
experience
(500
hives);
with
extensive
farm
and
horticulture
business
enterprise
planning
experience.
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Is
this
a
honey
bee?
Answer:
No,
it
is
one
of
400+
species
of
native
bees
in
BC,
our
insurance
policy
for
pollination.
Honey
bees
are
only
one
species
of
more
than
20,000
species
of
bees
in
the
world
responsible
for
pollination.
We
need
all
species
to
of
bees
to
pollinate
and
sustain
the
life
cycle
of
the
plants
that
live
on
the
planet.
Metalic
green
solitary
digger
bee
(Agapostemon
virescens)
on
Beggars
Tick
Flowers
at
the
Gristmill
Heritage
Site,
Keremeos,
BC
If
you
see
this
bee
burrowing
in
your
lawn
Call
Me
Right
Away!
Sign
up
for
a
Native
Bee
Conservation
Training
Workshop
Today
Everything
you
wanted
to
know
to
Save
Our
Native
Bees
to
Insure
Food
Security,
Quality
Green
Living
and
Environmental
Health