by Pollinator Team | Sep 12, 2018 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
Welcome to the wonderful world of bees! Members of Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Bumble Bee Recovery team are here to tell you about some of the 800+ species of bees we have here in Canada. The Bumble Bee Recovery Program, which is part of our larger Native...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | May 7, 2018 | Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumblebee, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
There is a growing awareness of the importance of pollinators and the immediate crisis they are facing. Pollinator-friendly organisations and gardening groups are mobilising across Canada to spread the word about the needs of pollinators. Together with our...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Mar 19, 2018 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, LoyaltyOne, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery As a field biologist, there’s always work to do. Whether I’m in the office working on reports, or in the field conducting research, I’m always busy as a bee (pun intended!). But the best...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Feb 6, 2018 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, LoyaltyOne, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery When I first started university, I wanted to be a teacher. In fact, I never imagined myself as anything but a teacher. I certainly didn’t think that I’d end up in the field of wildlife...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Nov 20, 2017 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, Loggerhead Shrike, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery If you’ve read my earlier blog posts in this series, you’ll remember that I told you all I finally became a mom – a “bee mom” that is. I wish I could take all the credit for...
by Pollinator Team | May 16, 2017 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
In honour of Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we are happy to announce that Heidi, a new yellow-banded bumble bee queen in our conservation breeding program, is our first “mom-to-bee”! Heidi’s journey all started when our Native Pollinator...
