Resources
Education is the key for spreading the word about what we can all do for pollinators.Buzz Webinars
Buzz Webinar: Bee Cities Creating a Buzz
61 mins
We hear directly from our amazing Bee Cities about some of their creative initiatives.
Buzz Webinar: Building a Logo Garden
26 mins
Presented by Megan Phillips, horticulturist at the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Buzz Webinar: Biochar in Urban Settings
55 mins
Presented by Dr. Suzanne Allaire and Melissa Leung of GECA Environnement
Buzz Webinar: Conserving Canada’s species-at-risk bumbles bees, associated bee communities, and their habitat.
50 mins
Presented by Genevieve Rowe, Lead Biologist for the Native Pollinator Initiative at Wildlife Preservation Canada
Buzz Webinar: Leveraging Existing Resources for Pollinator Habitat Creation and Promotion
47 mins
Presented by Jill Stanton Landscape Architect and Aimee Pugao
Buzz Webinar: City of Toronto’s Pollination Protection Strategy
72 mins
Webinar lead by Patricia Landry, Parks Program Officer at the City of Toronto
Buzz Webinar: All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
76 mins
Speaker: Dr. Una Fitzpatrick
Buzz Webinar: It’s good business to help bees with Rob Sysak
35 mins
Topic: It’s good business to help bees!!
Many thanks to Rob Sysak,on an informative presentation on the “It’s good business to help bees!”
Buzz Webinar: The Magic of Soil
86 mins
Dr. Phil Gregory presents an outstanding presentation on the, “Magic of Soil”. Watch the video for additional insights.
Buzz Webinar: The Oregon Bee Project
70 mins
Scientist and native bee expert Lincoln Best talks about the Oregon Bee Project, a cooperative effort between the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and a diverse set of stakeholders who are actively engaged in caring for our bees. Together these collaborators and supporters are launching several initiatives to maintain and enhance bee health in Oregon.
Buzz Webinar: The City of Calgary’s Pollinator Project
49 mins
David Misfeldt speaks about an initiative in the City of Calgary to help pollinators. A corridor created from Macleod Trail to Bow Bottom Trail has been planted and will be maintained with wildflowers and native plant material as well as a variety of nesting habitats.
The project will benefit pollinators and also provide awareness and information to adjacent schools and the surrounding community via information signs installed in the beds in 2018. This project will also reduce the maintenance requirements for the adjacent boulevards.
Buzz Webinar: Hosting Pollinator Garden Tours in your Community
37 mins
Kristina Lefever and Libby VanWyhe talk about the Pollinator Garden Program in Ashland, Oregon, which was created as part of their efforts to engage and educate the public about pollinators. Ashland was recognized as a Bee City in 2014. This webinar took place on October 30th, 2018. The start of the session was not recorded due to a technical issue.
Buzz Webinar: The University of Guelph’s [email protected] Program
57 mins
Dr. Dirk Steinke speaks about the University of Guelph’s [email protected] program. Through this initiative, scientists are setting up and monitoring “bee hotels” in schools yards in Waterloo and Toronto to track pollinator activity, collect data about what bees are around, where they’re getting their food and other useful data that will help build a broader picture of pollinator health in Canada. The webinar took place on January 24th, 2019 and was presented by Shelly Candel.
Buzz Webinar: Chronic Exposure to Neonicotinoids and Honey Bee Health
58 mins
Speaker: Nadia Tsvetkov, a member of the Zayed Lab at York University in Toronto, discusses her PhD work focusing on the use of neonics and their impacts on honey bee health. Neonics are the most widely used family of insecticides around the world. This webinar took place on February 21, 2019 and was presented by Bee City Canada’s Shelly Candel.
Buzz Webinar: Butterflies in our Cities and Gardens
74 mins
Artist, opera singer and butterfly enthusiast Grazyna Tonkiel of King Township, Ontario, shares her insights about butterflies. This webinar took place on February 6th, 2019 and was hosted by Bee City Canada’s Shelly Candel.
Buzz Webinar: Educational Signage for your Pollinator Garden
50 mins
Councillor Ralph Manktelow and Helen Derry from the Town of Mono, Ontario, speak about creating the Mono Pollinator Garden as well as educating the public about pollinators and their habitat through signage in public spaces. Presented by Shelly Candel, Director of Bee City Canada, on January 23, 2019.
Recommended Videos
Insect Apocalypse? What Is Really Happening, Why It Matters and How Natural Area Managers Can Help
72 mins
Speakers: Scott Hoffman Black, Executive Director, Xerces Society.
You can thank insect pollinators for one third of every mouthful of food that you eat. Without small flies in streams for young fish to eat – your last grilled salmon would have been impossible. If you like songbirds, you can thank an insect – 96 percent of birds rely on insects for survival. With well over one million known species, insects and other invertebrates eclipse all other forms of life on Earth.
2019 NAA Webinar: The Role of Honey Bees in Natural Areas – A Conversation
92 mins
Speakers: Rich Hatfield, Senior Conservation Biologist, Endangered Species Program, Xerces Society Vicki Wojcik, Research Director, Pollinator Partnership
Talk 1, Rich Hatfield: Honey Bees in the Pollination Networks of Natural Areas? An Overview and Best Management Practices.
Talk 2, Vicki Wojcik: Flora Resource Competition Between Honey Bees and Wild Bees: Is There Clear Evidence and Can We Guide Management and Conservation? Access the Chat Log of Q&A at naturalareas.org/webinars.php.