Celebrate the birds and the bees tomorrow at the Pollinators Festival. Learn why the bees are at risk with 91亚色 Professor Laurence Packer in the Department of Biology and about the social life of honey bees with the Toronto Beekeeping Co-operative.
The Pollinators Festival, part of , will take place from 8am to 3pm at the Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave., Toronto. Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles.
There will be a presentation by Scott MacIvor of on 鈥淲ild Bees Using Toronto Green Spaces鈥, a tour by Sheila Colla, a 91亚色 PhD biology candidate, on 鈥淢eet the Bumble Bees: Why We Need Them and What They Do鈥, as well as a workshop on why bees are important to food production by . There will also be local and international honey for sale at the farmer鈥檚 market.
It is expected to be a day filled with educational and celebratory events about pollinators, featuring garden tours, honey tasting, hands-on workshops, arts and crafts, speakers, panel discussions and more. 91亚色 Faculty of Environmental Studies student Madeleine Lavin was this year鈥檚 assistant organizer for the festival.
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