Wild Bees In Our Forests, Who Knew?

Did you know that there are over 4,000 different wild bee species in the US? We usually think of wild pollinating bees in our gardens and meadows, but many of our wild bee species also rely on forest habitats for part of their life cycle. For example, some are specialized to only collect pollen and nectar from spring ephemerals on the forest floor, others nest in rotting logs and in leaf litter deep in the woods, overwinter in the forest, and others even use canopy pollen. Join Kass Urban-Mead & Erin Cocca of The Xerces Society to explore how wild bees use the woods--from the forest floor to the tippy top of the canopy. We will also discuss how you can help these bees with soft edges, hedgerows, shrubby habitat, and forest management for healthy, diverse, climate-resilient forests.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is a non-profit environmental organization that…