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Join us for a day of exhibits, short presentations, and a keynote by Dr. Stephen Buchmann.

Globally renowned pollination ecologist, author, researcher and film consultant, Dr. Stephen Buchmann will address “Bees & Other Pollinators: Why They Are Essential to Flowers, Wildlife and Us.”

 

Throughout the Summit, melipona bee honey will be on sale and there will be native plant vendors.

 

Schedule

11:30 - Event Opens - Vendor and Exhibitors on-site through the afternoon

12:00-12:45 - You're Saving the Wrong Bees: Impacts of Honeybees and Why it Matters

Amy Boyd, Ph.D., Professor of Biology - Warren Wilson College

1:00-1:45 - Integrating Pollination and Pest Management in Working Landscapes
Dr. Joshua Arnold, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture - Warren Wilson College

2:00-2:45 - Melipona Stingless Tropical Bee Project
Rebecca Robertson, Director, Mayan Melipona Bee Sanctuary Project

3:00-3:45 - Buncombe County K-12 School Pollinator Conservation Program
Bryan Tompkins, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

 

4:30-5:30 Keynote: 
Bees & Other Pollinators: Why They Are Essential to Flowers, Wildlife and Us
Dr. Stephen Buchmann, adjunct professor in the departments of Entomology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona

Learn more about Dr. Buchmann and our full month of Pollination Celebration! festivities.

 

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