Cambridge Local Group
Cambridge Local Group Event: Do Bumblebees and Honeybees Eat the Same Pollen?
Location:
Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EJ
The evening will be an hour-long talk by Nynke Blömer, PhD Candidate in the Agroecology Group, Dept. of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
Event details
Meeting point
Main Seminar Room, New Museums Site. The David Attenborough Building entrance is up the two sets of steps in front of you and about 30m further on the right.Date
Time
18.15 for tea and coffee. The event begins at 19:00 and ends at 20:00.
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About the event
What happens when bumblebee and honeybee colonies are co-located in the same landscape? To find out, a two-year field experiment was conducted using novel bumblebee colony sensor systems and pollen analysis. Through a collaboration with local beekeepers, pollen from both honeybees and bumblebees was collected to uncover how honeybees and bumblebees share - or not share - pollen from flowers. PhD Candidate Nynke Blömer shares new findings from her research in Cambridgeshire.
This is a hybrid event. For in-person at the Main Seminar Room, New Museums Site, there is no need to book - please just turn up.
For the online option, please book in advance via Eventbrite here: book