CAVO5 — Native Bees Prtctng Pollinator
Help save the bees and discover the importance of protecting native bees, our most important pollinators in nature, whose pollination services are essential to nature and our commercial food production. One of our natives, the Rusty Patched Bumblebee, is on the endangered species list. Learn how to create bee sanctuaries in your own backyard and community. Learn what to plant and why. Learn how bees pollinate and their special relationship with nature and plants. Find out how to protect and preserve them from insecticides, pesticides, herbicides and forms of pollution that are toxic to them. Classroom instruction is augmented with an outside field visit to see real-life pollination. Be a bee protector! Register early. Students 14-17 may register for this class through the Engage or Explore program and attend with a registered parent or other authorized adult. Call (847) 543-2980 for more information.