[BCFSN] re. plants to put in for our wild bees

[Pamela Zevit Adamah Consultants]

Hi Roz, there are lots of resources out there and a lot of work going on right now for wild
pollinator hedgerow and set aside habitat (which is also good for domestic honeybees).

 

Check out:

http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/

http://www.sfu.ca/biology/faculty/elle/Bee_info.html

 

and my own organization has created a number of resources for private landowners:

http://sccp.ca/projects/south-coast-landowner-stewardship-program/Backyard%20Enhancement

(don't worry about the error code, it's a glitch from a recent programming issue).

 

 

Pamela Zevit, RPBio 
Adamah Consultants 

Coquitlam BC Canada
604-939-0523 

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From: Roz Powell [mailto:rozpowell at hotmail.com] 
Sent: October-31-16 7:01 PM
To: Pamela Zevit Adamah Consultants
Cc: food at bcfsn.org
Subject: Re: [BCFSN] Canadian Best Management Practices for Honey Bee Health

 

Hi folks,

If anyone can provide specific ideas for plants to put in for our wild bees, we're in the ALR, but
mostly forested, I'd love to know what to look for. without adding anything invasive to the ecology
of local habitat.. 

 

I'd love to know what these plants suggested, here, might include...

 

>From the pg 49 section on Habitat.  A wide variety of plants 

should be available that bloom at different times of the year without any significant gaps. At 

least some of the plants should be substantial nectar-producing plants and the pollen produced 

by these plants should contain high levels of crude protein and all of the 10 essential amino 

acids. Diversity is important, as any one plant may not contain all of the essential amino acids. 

Knowledge of the available forage in the area is important when selecting a spot to place hives.

 

Thanks,

Roz

 




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