[Pollinator] FW: [GRAYMAIL] Fwd: Bee hotels may not be that good

[Peter Bernhardt]

Dear Lisa:

These two publications are useful.  I hope other members take advantage of
the possibilities.

Peter

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 5:21 PM, <lkuder at umd.edu> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
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> I’m interested in pursuing this topic as well but so far have found few
> examples in the literature.
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> Attached are two techniques that have had some success. One is the
> creation of scrapes or mini bays and the other involves the formation of
> sand dunes. I am in the process of experimenting with adobe nesting blocks
> for anthophorine bees, similar to those used by Suzanne Batra. Perhaps in a
> few months I too will have positive results to share.
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> Hope these serve as inspiration,
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>
> Lisa Kuder
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> University of MD
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> *From:* Pollinator [
> mailto:pollinator-bounces+lkuder=umd.edu at lists.sonic.net
> <pollinator-bounces+lkuder=umd.edu at lists.sonic.net>] *On Behalf Of *Peter
> Bernhardt
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:19 AM
> *To:* Hank
> *Cc:* Pollinator Listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [Pollinator] [GRAYMAIL] Fwd: Bee hotels may not be that
> good
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> Good.  I think this question hits the nail on the head and should be open
> to two lines of discussion.
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> 1) Since most North American bees are ground nesters can someone provided
> information or literature on constructing sites that are friendly to
> nesting females?  Should we be conserving old, stone walls, boulder piles,
> sand pits and how do we make our own?
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>
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> 2) Here is the most difficult question.  Has anyone access to dependable
> research how many honeybee hives can be placed in a particular site without
> stressing the native pollinators?  Yes this is a very touchy subject and I
> don't want to open old wounds.  Due to the eusocial system and huge
> populations of workers in hives older literature (from Australia) tends to
> show how adept they are at draining native nectar resources and collecting
> pollen.  We've no evidence that commercial honeybee hives cause local
> extinctions of other species, do we?  We seem to have some evidence (from
> Panama) that, as hive numbers go up, the population densities of native
> nectar foragers can go down.
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> Peter
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> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 8:07 AM, Hank <acorn at treenuts.ca> wrote:
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> Our local beekeepers here in Ottawa Canada want to help wild pollinators,
> too. Since 'bee hotels’ are not good, what can these folks do, if anything,
> to make the pollinator world better while still getting their honey and
> beeswax? Hank
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> On Mar 29, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Peter Bernhardt <bernhap2 at slu.edu> wrote:
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> A colleague sent the attached this morning.  You may find this of
> interest. In the past, I have found the research of Dr Packer very
> dependable.
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>
> Peter Bernhardt
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> Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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>    & International Studies
> Conservation Fellow, St. Louis Zoo
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