BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Bee City USA - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Bee City USA
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://beecityusa.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bee City USA
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T142724
CREATED:20250527T225027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T202246Z
UID:21003-1748685600-1748696400@beecityusa.org
SUMMARY:Pollen Palooza
DESCRIPTION:University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host Pollen Palooza\, a free\, family-friendly celebration of pollinators\, on Saturday\, May 31\, 2025\, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rogers Farm\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town. \nThe event will feature engaging\, educational activities for all ages focused on the essential role of bees\, butterflies and other pollinators in Maine’s ecosystems. Visitors can enjoy ongoing attractions including face painting\, free samples of Wyman’s fruit and peanut butter poppers from their Bee Wild Mobile\, sunflower planting\, a bee petting zoo\, avian activities with Maine Audubon\, live and pinned insects\, 3-D pollen models\, a pollinator-friendly seed tape activity\, and an observation hive. Timed activities include How to Build and Maintain a Bee Hotel with UMaine Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology Phil Fanning at 11 a.m.; Insect and Plant Tours with Jennifer Lund\, Hillary Peterson and Gary Fish from the Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation and Forestry at 10:30 and noon; and Storytime with Cindy Seger from Old Town Public Library at 11 a.m. \nAdditional featured guests include UMaine students\, Black Bear Beekeepers and Master Gardener Volunteers sharing knowledge and resources to help community members support pollinators in their own backyards. More information can be found at the Rogers Farm webpage.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/pollen-palooza/
LOCATION:Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town\, M\, 04468\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="UMaine Cooperative Extension of Penobscot County":MAILTO:extension.penobscot@maine.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250911T110000
DTSTAMP:20260616T142724
CREATED:20250703T193656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T032547Z
UID:21522-1757584800-1757588400@beecityusa.org
SUMMARY:Bitter Nectar\, Toxic Pollen: Pollinators and Plant Chemicals
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET \nBees and other pollinators visit flowers to forage for their food. Floral nectar supplies carbohydrates\, and for bees\, pollen is a critical protein source necessary to producing offspring. But pollinators also encounter a range of plant chemicals at flowers\, some of them potent toxins like nicotine and cardiac glycosides. Why do flowers invest pollinator rewards with chemicals that might poison them? And how do pollinators cope with these chemicals? In this talk\, Leif Richardson\, Xerces Endangered Species Conservation Biologist\, will dive into the fascinating world of plant chemical ecology\, and share how these chemicals can both harm and heal their consumers. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nLeif Richardson – Endangered Species Conservation Biologist\, California Bumble Bee Atlas – Xerces Society \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bitter-nectar-toxic-pollen-pollinators-and-plant-chemicals/
LOCATION:Zoom
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR