The useful savages

Everyone knows the honey bee. However, people often forget that they are only one of around 600 bee species in Switzerland. Honey bees - like cows or sheep - are farm animals and are tended and cared for by beekeepers. The lecture by Flurin Camenisch, biologist at the Bündner Naturmuseum, will focus on the somewhat inconspicuous 'wild' bees and their fascinating lives. Most of the so-called wild bees do not live in colonies. With the exception of bumblebees, they neither produce honey nor do they have a queen. They take care of food procurement, nest building and offspring on their own. However, their importance as pollinators in nature is enormous! Together with the honey bee, they ensure that we have enough food.


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