Webcast: Honey Bees, Native Bees, Gardening, and More

[Mona Miller]

Webcast: Honey Bees, Native Bees, Gardening, and More
http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/webcasts/bees.php
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It’s easy to join in the live webcast of PollinatorLIVE on Wednesday, September 29 at the Washington Youth Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum. There will be a button that day on the HOMEPAGE. Just click on the button to go to the live electronic field trip. Send your questions to pwninfo@aol.com. CLICK HERE to test whether you can watch the webcast on the day of the event.

Bees are the champion pollinators and need pollen and nectar from a variety of sources. That’s a good thing for people since one out of three bites of food is the result of a pollinator. During this webcast, take a tour of the Washington Youth Garden, learn more about our native and honey bees and other lesser known pollinators, and join us in the Pollinator Kitchen and Café.

The schedule is as follows. Join us for any or all of the live webcasts:

10:30 – 11 a.m. ET, Web Stream Test Time
Test your equipment to be sure you can receive the program.
11 – 11:30 a.m. ET Tour of the Washington Youth Garden
Green dreams sprout at the Washington Youth Garden where students plant and harvest vegetables and tend native plants.
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET Bees: Native and Honey
Learn about our native and honey bees, the important role they play in the environment, threats to these pollinators, and how you can help.
12:30 – 1 p.m. ET Beetles, Bats, Birds, Butterflies, and Other Lesser Known Pollinators
Bees aren’t the only pollinators in the garden. Tune in to learn about beetles, bats, birds, butterflies, and other lesser known pollinators.
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. ET Pollinator Kitchen Market and Café
Join us in the Pollinator Kitchen and sit down to fresh and scrumptious meal at Pollinator Café.