[Pollinator] Name our Project & Win a Jar of UF Honey!

[jason graham]

Hi!

We need some help coming up with a good name for a citizen science project. 


If we use the name that you suggest, we will give you a jar of local honey produced by our UF honey bees!


 


Here are the details of the project:


1. People of all ages design, create and register a solitary bee and wasp nesting site. 


2. When solitary bees and wasps move in to the site they take a picture of the occupied nest. 


3. When the solitary bees and wasps emerge from the site they take a picture of the adult bee or wasp. 


4. The pictures and data about the site are uploaded onto a website database viewable by all participants. 


 


The benefits of the project:


1. It provides an opportunity for citizens to be involved with "real science".


2. It will educate the general public about the importance, diversity and distribution of solitary bees and wasps. 


3. It is a fun, outdoor learning project that can tie in many lessons on ecology, conservation, and more. 


4. The data provided will help us to map the diversity and distribution of solitary bees (important pollinators) and wasps (biological
 control agents) over time. 


 


For more information and to submit a name visit our facebook page:


https://www.facebook.com/NBNSproject


 


https://www.facebook.com/notes/native-bee-nest-site-project/new-name-contest-win-a-jar-of-honey/232046720190110


 


or email Jgraham at ufl.edu with BEES in the subject line. 


 


Thanks for the help and good luck!!


Jason


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Jason R. Graham
Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory
Department of Entomology and Nematology
University of Florida
Bldg 970 Natural Area Drive
PO Box 110620 Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Phone (352) 263-9066
Fax (352) 392-0190




 		 	   		  
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