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Posts on ‘August 11th, 2010’

Pollinators part II: now in HD video

Pursuant to the discussion below, I took the 7d out to the front garden this evening to film the sweat bees at work: As several of you pointed out, grasses are supposed to be wind-pollinated. But the bright colors of grama flowers surely can’t serve any wind-related function. I suspect the bees are giving the [...]

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Sunday at the Pollinatarium: Beekeeping in Paraguay

This Sunday at 2pm I will be giving a public presentation titled Beekeeping in Paraguay, based on my experience doing just that as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid 1990s. The details: Beekeeping in Paraguay a presentation by U of I entomologist Alex Wild Sunday August 15 at 2:00 at the University of Illinois’ [...]

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