The Basics of Bee Keeping with Jessica Stevenson
Jess Stevenson has been actively involved with the Green Team since 2019 and is an advocate for taking small steps towards creating a sustainable lifestyle. She will be participating in the 2021 Science Literacy Week, speaking as a novice backyard bee-keeper. With more than 6 years of experience, she will discuss the basics of keeping honey bees, some of the ongoing challenges and how you can support native bee species in your local area. “Bee” sure to join in for a short presentation followed by a Q & A session afterwards.
When: Wednesday, September 22nd 12:30 - 1:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Staff and Faculty - please see the Loop to register
Students - please contact dgrace@bcit.ca for Zoom link.
Start the year off on the right foot - find out about all the resources and services available to you at the BCIT Library and Learning Commons - and maybe win a prize!
When: Wednesday, September 22nd, between 5-6pm
Where: Zoom
Watch the film The Pollinators and join us for a Zoom Trivia event.
How it works: Watch the documentary on your own time before participating in the contest, then join us via Zoom for a Kahoot style quiz to test your knowledge of the film and a chance to win fabulous prizes.
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(We are so sure this will be so much fun we are going to do it twice!)
Faculty and staff can access the Loop to register and access the Zoom link.
Students - please contact dgrace@bcit.ca.
The Pollinators is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat. The many challenges the beekeepers and their bees face en route reveal flaws to our simplified chemically dependent agriculture system. We talk to farmers, scientists, chefs and academics along the way to give a broad perspective about the threats to honey bees, what it means to our food security and how we can improve it.
Watch the trailer here.
Watch the film here (BCIT login required):
If you planted some seeds from the Seed Library last spring or summer and took some photos we'd love to see them and post them to our Seed Library guide!
Email your photos to agriffin11@bcit.ca - don't be shy, send us the good, the bad and the ugly!
At the end of the week we will make a random draw from everyone who emailed for a fantastic prize!