I recently had the opportunity to present my research on native bee host interactions at Santa Rosa Junior College’s Advanzando conference with funding from the NSF!! The poster is linked below, but if you love bees (or at least the ecosystem services they provide), here’s the summary ⬇️

I like talking about our awesome planet, doing engineering, and making music. And of course, DRAGONS!!!🐉🐉🐉
Nature is my tripod :)
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Oh, my grandfather was a beekeeper! I didn’t follow in his footsteps, but I’ll definitely take a look. 🐝

I’m an immigrant, just like my cat. We live in Berlin, love this city! My actual hobby is learning German☺️

Good question! I would be too. Just because the stats for the USA (some estimate up to 80% between native and non-native bees) are highly dependent on what’s being grown, I’d assume?

Now I’m curious to see the stats for other countries too!

Please do! And lmk if you have any questions!! Beekeeping is an important practice!! Over half of all agriculture in the US stems from bee pollination🤯