World Bee Day!

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators.

In The Life of Nocturnal Pollinators

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Join Xerces pollinator conservation biologist Emily May to learn more about the pollinators that come out to work as others turn in for the evening. Moths, flies, beetles, and other […]

Do Mosquito Control Programs Make You Safer?

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As scientists raise the alarm about the precipitous decline of insects, the opposite trend is occurring with mosquitoes as populations are increasing despite aggressive control measures. During the past few […]

Neonics and Bees

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Join us for this informative Lunch 'n Learn from Bee City USA-Hampton's Dr. Barb Abraham! Dr. Abraham will brief discuss pesticides vs. insecticides, then follow up on Neonicotinoids (neonics), since those are the most widely used insecticides today and very dangerous to bees. Register via the JotForm link below!

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Bee City USA – Hendersonville NC – A Guided Walk to Celebrate Pollinator Week

Black Bear Coffee Co. 318 N. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

From landscaped pollinator beds surrounding the Bee Mural in the Azalea parking lot to flower-filled hanging baskets and pollinator-friendly trees, shrubs, and grasses along Main Street to adjoining neighborhood pollinator gardens, pollinators are thoughtfully supported throughout downtown Hendersonville.  Join a guided stroll to explore and learn about urban pollinator gardening, created as part of Hendersonville’s […]

Pollinator Week!

Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partnership. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. The great thing about Pollinator Week is that you can celebrate and get involved […]

Bug Banter Podcast Live: All About Bees!

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Join Bug Banter co-hosts Matthew Shepherd and Rachel Dunham as they welcome back podcast guests Kass Urban-Mead and Rich Hatfield with special guest Mace Vaughan, Pollinator Program and Agricultural Biodiversity […]

In the Life of Western Butterflies

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Many of us know the butterfly life cycle– egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult. But how does this life cycle work in the hot Mojave or Sonoran deserts? What are butterflies in isolated springs across the West eating as caterpillars? How do they survive the winter in the Cascade Mountains? And how are these butterflies responding to […]

National Moth Week

Moths are important pollinators, too! Visit nationalmothweek.org to find events and activities near you. Photo Credit: Karin Jokela/ Xerces Society

In the Life of: Butterflies East of the Rockies

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Join Ray Moranz and Steve Armstead, Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Specialists, to explore the world of butterflies east of the Rockies. This webinar continues to explore the life of butterflies that began in the west and now looks east over the Continental Divide running along the Rockies to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and […]

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