Local bee diversity
Picture caption: Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Picture Credit: Ian Shanahan
By Green Teacher staff
Overarching inquiry question: How can local bee genera be supported?
Preparation:
*Refer to the article Learning about Wild Native Bees Using the Taxonomic Structure, Pages 14–18 of our Summer 2022 issue (# 132). For each listed genus, there is information on (geographic) distribution and sources of pollen and nectar. Split the class into six groups, each responsible for a family of bees:
Andrenidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Melittidae
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