There are around 20,000 bee species worldwide.
North America has about 5,000 bee species.
On the West Coast we have approximately 430 species of native bees.
In Vancouver alone there are 56 different species of native bees...
And that doesn't include the honey bee.
Learn more about what caused the honey bee to spread from its European origin to the world over at one of our upcoming workshops:
beethefuture.eventbrite.com
Here are a few photos from a beekeeping class organized by the Environmental Youth Alliance. Thanks to Erin for bringing her amazing pizza box bee specimens to class!
The harvest season is finally here!
Join Bee The Future in
learning about a bee that helped to pollinate your fruits and veggies.
The honey bee is well know for its honey, but there are many other
things to know about the hardworking bee.
Sept 20 - All About Beeswax: learn about beeswax,
how it's made, how it has been used in the past and present and what are
the benefits to this amazing bee product. We will be making beeswax
lotion samples! Bring your own glass container. Snacks provided along
with samples of local honey!
Sept 21 - Stone Soup (Lunch and Learn): enjoy an
amazing stone soup! Bring a vegetable from your garden harvest or local
vegetable to contribute to the soup. We will be making the soup as a
group, and enjoying an engaging conversation about honey bees in this
Lunch and Learn event. Bring your own bowl, spoon and inner poet! (There
may be a small poetry slam)
Sept 27 - The Vanishing of the Bees: there is
trouble in hives all over the world. With record disappearances of whole
bee colonies, some are starting to worry about what this means for our
food future. Join us for a documentary screening of "The Vanishing of
the Bees" followed by discussion including solutions of what we can do
to help the bees. Coffee, tea, juice and cookies provided.
Bee The Future Workshops are back for Summer/Fall 2013!
For last year's workshops our focus was on the mason bee.
This year our star bee is theeee (insert drumroll)... Honey Bee!
Details on each workshop coming soon, with the release of our 2013 Workshop poster.
For now here is a taste of what you can expect:
Sept 20 | All of Your Beeswax!
Sept 21 | Lunch and Learn Stone Soup
Sept 27 | "Vanishing of the Bees"
