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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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