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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings and thank you to everyone who has weighed in on
this thread. As the national Whole Foods Market ‘Share the Buzz’ campaign
partner, we’ve been following this conversation here at Xerces, and now feel
compelled to weigh-in. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Setting-aside the merits of ‘bee hotels’ for a moment, we’d
first like to say that it is tremendously rewarding to see—for the first-time
ever—a major international grocery chain working to highlight pollinator
conservation and to increase the public’s appreciation of bees, butterflies,
and other pollinators. For all of us who have dedicated our professional lives
to understanding and protecting these fascinating animals, this kind of unparalleled
public attention offers a tremendous opportunity. On a daily basis we interact
with many of you on these listservs, and are constantly delighted to see
thriving pollinator research programs, new policy initiatives that strengthen
pollinator protection, and significant conservation efforts that are helping to
plant hundreds of thousands of acres of wildflower-rich habitat across the
United States. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While those of us who have worked on pollinators for years
deserve tremendous credit, so much of the momentum pollinator conservation now
has is the direct result of new voices, including companies which have made
this issue a cornerstone of their sustainability mission, companies such as
Whole Foods. The reach of Whole Foods (and other businesses now adding their
voice), the reach of enthusiastic retired wood-workers at farmers markets
selling bee blocks, and the reach of thousands of other “amateurs” has catapulted
the concept of pollinator conservation to the highest levels of government and
public discourse. These excited newbies deserve our gratitude, support, encouragement, and
friendship, even when we sometimes think they don’t have the message quite
right. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As to the value of bee hotels, it seems a lot of broad
conclusions are being extrapolated from the excellent MacIvor and Packer study.
Working on the applied habitat restoration side of things, I sense a bit of a
straw man argument here; while we here at Xerces sometimes highlight their use,
it’s largely in the context of public education and outreach—as a tool for
people to actually see and better understand these insects. We do not (and to
my knowledge, no other organization does as well) advocate for their
large-scale construction as a substitute for natural nesting substrates. As a
tool for stimulating public engagement, dialog, and interest in insects,
judging by this thread, they are proving to be a useful tool. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes to you all,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Eric<br></p>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">---<br>Eric Lee-Mӓder<br>- Pollinator Program Co-Director, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<br>- USDA-NRCS Technical Service Provider, TSP-10-6572<br><br>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<br>628 NE Broadway Suite 200, Portland, OR 97232, USA<br>Tel: (503) 232-6639 <br>Cell: (503) 989-3649<br>(日本語でどうぞ)<br><br>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work, please visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org" target="_blank">www.xerces.org</a>.<br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 7:18 AM, Douglas Golick <a href="mailto:dgolick2@unl.edu">dgolick2@unl.edu</a> [beemonitoring] <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>This is my first post here. I have enjoyed the conversation on bee hotels as we have had similar discussions in our department about the M and P (2015) pub. We do a ton of pollinator conservation outreach in our lab and research on the human side
of this issue. I think one of the challenges is getting more people doing something (hopefully more good than harm) that contributes to the good of the pollinator conservation cause. I am very happy when I walk away from these events with participants gaining
knowledge on even one doable conservation practice. These one-off events are a challenge because you usually get 1-2 minutes of attention per person. Hopefully you get them to take a handout home with more info on effective pollinator conservation practices.</div>
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<div>We did 3 events at our local Whole Foods store over the last year. We have not had larger interactions with Share the Buzz. We just did the quick tube nest activity and filled our visitor’s heads with all the info we could in 3 minutes. We did
not do the seed ball activity at these events. I don’t think what we did here in Lincoln informed programming at other WF locations - at least this was not our intent. If it did, we not provide any training or resources to WF on the science behind this activity.</div>
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<div>Great conversations here. I tend to lean towards the side of this activity doing little harm or direct good for the bees. More likely it does good for the people, getting them to tie their knowledge and desire to possible pollinator conservation
practices.</div>
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<div>Your message is enormously helpful at several levels. Now I can understand the whole point of the two demonstration tables two weeks ago. So, Whole Foods shops do work together on shared projects. You and your department
gave them some useful information on pollinator sustainability.</div>
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<div>May I ask a favor? Would you mind sharing my previous communications on the St. Louis store with the people at Whole Foods who asked for information on pollinators? You can use my name. It's my own fault I rarely
carry my university business cards. You are permitted to give them my office number <a href="tel:%28314-977-7152" value="+13149777152" target="_blank">(314-977-7152</a>) but warn them they must call by May 7 if they want a fast reply (I'm about to do some research overseas). Perhaps other people who answered my query would
be willing to volunteer their own comments and replies? That might also consider contacting Dr. Ed Spevak (Curator of Invertebrates) at the St. Louis Zoo. He's instituted public outreach programs on pollinators (especially bumblebees) that really seem to
work.</div>
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<div>I hope you don't think I'm dumping this on your lap. You do know more about Whole Foods' interest in "Share the Buzz" compared to anyone who joined in this conversation previously, and that includes me.</div>
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<div>Sincerely, Peter Bernhardt</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Louise Lynch<span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:LILynch777@yahoo.com" target="_blank">LILynch777@yahoo.com</a>></span><span> </span>wrote:<br>
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<div>Dr. Bernhardt - I wanted to pitch something to your question of what<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> do we do when presumably
well-meaning businesses or public institutions spread inaccurate information.</span>..
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<div>Regarding Whole Foods specifically, my lab was contacted by a local Whole Foods community relations representative in March of 2014 to participate in their April Earth Month activities. They were searching for local
experts on pollinators to do programs on bees to support their Share the Buzz program: <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/pollinators" target="_blank">http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/pollinators</a>. It is my understanding
that Whole Foods is quite passionate about this program. So yes! I think we should tell them! In a way that will encourage them to work with us. I am sure there are other such programs at various Whole Foods store locations and that they would likely appreciate
collaboration with expertise in their community.</div>
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<div>We try to provide reliable information and where possible, make the presentations ourselves. So in our Whole Foods case, we tried to answer the need in person. Of course this is not possible for every outreach event
and call. But we do what we can in our community. We also try to make materials (educational kits, educational materials, programming, etc.) available where possible to help people (teachers, educators, etc.) better inform other people. If I came across the
situation you did in Whole Foods, I probably would have discussed the information with them, too, as you did, and leave behind my card so we could continue the conversation. I hope Whole Foods will continue to reach out to us in the future so we can help them
get the right kind of information out to the public. </div>
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<div>Dr. Wen - we’ve discussed the MacIvor & Packer (2015) publication in our lab, too, as we do programs that sometimes involve bee hotels. When I first read the article, I’ll admit, my heart sank. I, too am interested
in what others have to say on this. Upon reviewing the article again, it certainly provided some important considerations and clarifications on bee hotels, but I don’t think it completely writes off their use. </div>
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<div>Eat today? Thank a bee!</div>
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<div>On Apr 27, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Peter Bernhardt<span> </span><a href="mailto:bernhap2@slu.edu" target="_blank">bernhap2@slu.edu</a><span> </span>[beemonitoring]
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<div>Oh yes, there's a BIG gap between academics and the general public. It's the reason I turned to writing popular books 25 years ago (with very limited results). Steve Buchmann's upcoming book (The Reason for Flowers)
will fill in gaps but the information our organizations have needs to be spread beyond publishing houses and Kindle. My original email on this topic has been bandied about but no one has really answered the question. What do we do when presumably well-meaning
businesses or public institutions spread inaccurate information? How should I approach Whole Foods with basic information like...</div>
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<div>a) A bee hotel is made of hollow reeds, not mulch or garden debris, and most bees aren't interested in them anyway.</div>
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<div>b) If you do make one keep them out of the reach of small children as such hotels are almost invariably colonized by wasps.*</div>
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<div>c) To grow wildflowers follow the instructions on the packet. You're not going to have much success overcrowding seeds in small, shallow cups that lack a drainage hole.</div>
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<div>Ed Spevak has a big public outreach program on pollinators at the St. Louis Zoo and it works at several levels because different techniques are used to interest people in different age groups. I look forward to his
comments. </div>
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<div>* Jack, I correspond with Dr. Alcock and used to correspond with the late Howard Ensign Evans so I know that wasps are are fascinating, beautiful, economically important and some are important pollinators (see my
paper on Paeonia brownii). The public needs to know, though, that if their gardens cater to wasps be prepared to lose some of those nice butterflies and moths as their caterpillars will be converted to meat pastes by diligent foragers. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Odo Natasaki<span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:odonatas@uvic.ca" target="_blank">odonatas@uvic.ca</a>></span><span> </span>wrote:<br>
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<div>The same applies to odonates (compared to bats), but mostly I enlighten people about odonates being "dragons" on the wing and they will even be cannibalistic given the chance. </div>
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<div>I agree that there is a lot of "mal-information" when it comes to passing information to the general public, but at least some of us are trying to do it properly. I've noted quite a disconnect between some academics
and the general public. That's where I like to come in for instance.</div>
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On Apr 26, 2015, at 9:56 AM, "<a href="mailto:askartie@aol.com" target="_blank">askartie@aol.com</a><span> </span>[beemonitoring]" <<a href="mailto:beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com</a>>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have to agree with Dave. Sometimes misguided information can be a problem. We see this in the mosquito world a lot. I often hear of websites quoting
some statistic that bats can eat 2000 mosquitoes in one night. Well, sure if they are in a room with nothing but mosquitoes (I would probably eat a bunch too if placed in such quarters), but in the real world we know that optimal foraging will have them chasing
down noctuid moths and other juicer morsels - why eat a piece of popcorn when there is steak flying around? However, because of that one statistic, there are people who think the best way to eliminate mosquitoes is to put bat boxes everywhere. Ah...if only
it were that simple. I love bats (and the various insects and arachnids that actually use the bat boxes since the bats rarely do in most parts of the world), and am glad that people are becoming aware of the importance of bats in nature. Unfortunately, the
misguided education sometimes prevents the use of effective mosquito control methods. If there are ways to present the same information in a manner that is effective, we should encourage that instead. Dave's "Things to Do" list makes a lot more sense than
sending people home with a ball of sticks and a plant that won't survive. We can do awareness AND good education at the same time. We must.</font></div>
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Phone:<span> </span><a href="tel:720-872-6262" value="+17208726262" target="_blank">720-872-6262</a><br>
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<div>In a message dated 4/26/2015 9:18:01 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,<span> </span><a href="mailto:beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">beemonitoring-noreply@yahoogroups.com</a><span> </span>writes:</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">I believe there is a strategic dance between awareness and misguided education.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Peter is right that Whole Foods, at this particular store, is potentially
teaching poor bee management techniques. However, they are enlightening their customers that there are more bees than the one. …and if someone asks “where is the honey stored?”, the store clerks might be able to add “not all bees make honey and there are
a lot of bees out in our yards that are endangered.” That’s potentially the end of their knowledge. Adding a few flowers, though possibly ineffective, provides something easy that a person can do. <span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">The first step of actually reaching the public with this small bit of
information is wonderful.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Whole Foods, from what I understand, is based on independent stores making
independent decisions. Thus, I surmise that Peter found the only store in all of Whole Foods that had this one approach. The employees are empowered to make differences… I don’t think it’s a top down education program.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Two paths that my team will be taking on in the next few months.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Create an infographic that could be forwarded to the various Whole Foods
districts. It will have simple awareness bullets as well as simple “what you can do to help the pollinators” tips. We’ll try to have this distributed prior to Pollinator Week that<span> </span><a href="http://pollinator.org/" style="font-family:Verdana" target="_blank">pollinator.org</a><span> </span>founded.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">An
example might be:<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Most
of our 4,000 native bee species nests in the ground<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Not
all bees make honey<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">There
are other bees that are superior pollinators than others.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Most
of the bees are solitary and are gentle… less likely to sting you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Things
to do:<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Remove
a portion of your lawn and add some native flowers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Have
flowers in bloom from as early as possible to late in the season as possible<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Try
growing some food<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96);font-size:11pt">Try
raising hole-nesting bees<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: [beemonitoring] Should we tell them?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">I see nothing wrong with setting out "bee hotels" as they are a step to increasing awareness. If nest sites aren't limiting in the area, they won't do much for
bee populations but they won't hurt. More likely various eumenines, pompilids and sphecoids will set up shop and these are all generally considered beneficial (unless one is a big fan of caterpillars, spiders or crickets). The only wasp predators of bees
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Has anyone been to a Whole Foods store in the last couple of weeks? A week ago I went in to buy a piece of fish. When I entered the vegetable section I was greeted by two women
who announced that "Pollinators are Endangered." I was invited to make a "bug hotel" to attract them to my garden. Yes, they were assembling twigs and broken stalks into balls secured by wire. I told them that the most recent publication on these bee motels
is that they were not good for bees (most are ground nesters) and were more likely to attract bee predators like certain wasps. One of the Whole Food Employees was miffed. She snapped, "Good, I love wasps."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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threw seeds of some composite (probably a coreopsis) on the surface."Would you like to learn how to garden with wildflowers and help our pollinators?" one asked. "I already garden with wildflowers," I replied. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> "Well," if you go inside they will show you how to make a bug hotel." I repeated pretty much what I'd said to the hotel makers. I also suggested they might join NAPPC and explained
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Here in St. Louis, the Whole Foods employees are quite young and they are always full of advice. Would it be possible for us to offer them accurate information? Currently, the
St. Louis Zoo does a very nice job educating its members about pollinators during pollinator week in June. Our lab puts up posters, exhibits boxes of specimens. We sell some of our books and photos. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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