Join us at Lafayette Greens and learn about Native bees. Dr. Rebecca Tonietto from UofM Flint College of Arts and Sciences. She is an assistant professor in the Biology Department and her specialty is Native Bees!
Here’s what Dr. Becky has to say
I love bees! They are so incredibly diverse and beautiful. Did you know we have around 400 species of bees native to Michigan? The honeybee is not one of those, we don’t have a native honeybee in North America. Some of our native bees are metallic green, metallic blue, and range from big and fuzzy to tiny and shiny. They provide an important ecosystem service by pollinating many of our crops and wildflowers, though also deserve conservation attention in their own right. I love talking to people about bees, and investigating how we can best support them. In general, providing habitat for native bees really means making places more beautiful – with more flowers and more species of flowering plants.