- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Several faculty members from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will speak at the Pollinator Gardening Workshop, to be hosted by the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) on Saturday, March 15 in 1001 Giedt Hall.
The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with a check in and will end at 2 p.m. with a special plant sale for workshop participants at the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive.
Faculty members speaking will include Edwin Lewis, professor and vice chair of the department, who will give the co-welcoming address with Dave Fujino, director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture; Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, who will speak on “Honey Bee Health”; assistant professor Neal Williams, who will discuss “Habitat Enhancements to Support Bees: Agriculture to Urban Research”; and Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology who will cover “The Buzz About Bees: Attracting and Observing Bees in Your Garden.”
Other speakers will be departmental staff member Christine Casey, new manager of the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, who will relate “What's New in the Garden?”; and Ellen Zagory, director of horticulture for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Gardens, who will cover “Plants for Pollinators.”
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden are co-sponsoring the event.
The schedule:
7:30 Check In
Registration, coffee and a light breakfast
7:50 Welcome
Dave Fujino, California Center for Urban Horticulture, UC Davis
Edwin Lewis, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
8 to 8:40 The Buzz about Bees: Attracting and Observing Bees in Your Garden
Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology, UC Davis
8:40 to 9:20 Habitat Enhancements to Support Bees: Agriculture to Urban Research
Neal Williams, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
9:20 to 10 Honey Bee Health
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
10 to 10:20 Break
10:20 to 11 Plants for Pollinators
Ellen Zagory, director of horticulture, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden
11 to 11:30 Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Garden Update: What's New in the Garden?
Christine Casey, bee garden manager, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
11:30 Lunch
11:30-2 Open House at Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Garden
Questions and Answers with Robbin Thorp and Christine Casey
Bee Biology Road, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
1 to 2 Special Plant Sale for Pollinator Workshop Attendees
Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Garrod Drive
Anne Schellman, program director of CCHU, says there's still time to register. The workshop presentations will include "the latest research about bee pollinators and how you can make your landscape more 'pollinator friendly.'"
Registration is underway at http://ccuh.ucdavis.edu/events/public/pollinator-workshop-2014. The workshop includes a light breakfast and a box lunch. Prospective attendee can register online and/or write a check. More information is available from Schellman at (530) 312-4083 or aschellman@ucdavis.edu.