Lab News
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End of Semester Cleaning
To kick off the end of the semester, Amanda and Sarah deep cleaned the entire lab: sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming, and moping! Look how clean its looking! |
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New art at the lab!
Our resident lab artist, Leilani, has been working hard this semester to decorate the lab! On the left is a poster featuring Agapostemon texanus and on the right is the progress on the mural of Megachile fidelis!
Our resident lab artist, Leilani, has been working hard this semester to decorate the lab! On the left is a poster featuring Agapostemon texanus and on the right is the progress on the mural of Megachile fidelis!
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Lab Dinner
To celebrate Thanksgiving, all of the undergraduate researchers got together on November 15, 2022 for pizza and pie made by Becky at Frog Hollow! Dr. Frankie and Rollin Coville were also present, and everyone admired the progress of the mural being made by Leilani on the lab wall! They also reminisced on fun lab outings, such as the end of the semester lunch at Fentons they went on in the spring. One of the highlights was passing around the cherished photo of Dr. Frankie with his Fentons sundae. |
Trip to Frog Hollow Farm
Five students from the UC Berkeley Bee Lab went on a field trip on Saturday April 2, 2022 to visit the Frog Hollow farm, where they had the opportunity to chat informally for 2 hours with the owner/manager, Farmer Al. Farmer Al generously told us the history of the farm and how it has grown over the years from 23 acres to 280 acres today. He commented on how the CSA program is now up to ~ 1500 members, and how he and his staff manage to keep up with the boxes of fresh fruit that are sent out each week to subscribers. We also learned about the major compost project and how he is enriching his soils with all the organisms that are part of the compost ecosystem. Finally, we learned about the incredible pastries that his wife Becky continues to produce.
Five students from the UC Berkeley Bee Lab went on a field trip on Saturday April 2, 2022 to visit the Frog Hollow farm, where they had the opportunity to chat informally for 2 hours with the owner/manager, Farmer Al. Farmer Al generously told us the history of the farm and how it has grown over the years from 23 acres to 280 acres today. He commented on how the CSA program is now up to ~ 1500 members, and how he and his staff manage to keep up with the boxes of fresh fruit that are sent out each week to subscribers. We also learned about the major compost project and how he is enriching his soils with all the organisms that are part of the compost ecosystem. Finally, we learned about the incredible pastries that his wife Becky continues to produce.
Upcoming Talks and Events
Interested in a presentation from the Urban Bee Lab? Fill out a request form here.
Wed. April 5, 2023 7PM: Sarah Caso will be presenting for the SF Beekeeper's Association on native bee ecology in California. Gordon Frankie will answer questions following the presentation. The meeting is open to non-members of the SFBA. Visit their website at https://www.sfbee.org/ for more information on the event.
Wed. December 14, 2022 9:30-12PM: Gordon Frankie will be presenting at UC ANR's IPM, Cover Crops, and Hedgerows Field Day at the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center. He will be one of four speakers, accompanied by Nic Irvin, Brench Mossman, and Elizabeth Scordato. To register for the event, visit the following link: surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39522
Wed. December 14, 2022 9:30-12PM: Gordon Frankie will be presenting at UC ANR's IPM, Cover Crops, and Hedgerows Field Day at the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center. He will be one of four speakers, accompanied by Nic Irvin, Brench Mossman, and Elizabeth Scordato. To register for the event, visit the following link: surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39522
Past Talks and Events
Tues. March 30, 2022 8-10AM: Gordon Frankie will be speaking via Zoom at the "Avocado Cafe", sharing the lab's research about how pollinator gardens attract diverse native pollinators to visit Avocado flowers in Greater Ventura. Register for this virtual meeting by emailing cafeavos@gmail.com.
Fri., May 29- Sun., May 31, 2020: The Urban Bee Lab will be teaching a workshop: "California’s Native Bees: Biology, Ecology, and Identification" through the Jepson Herbarium Workshop Series at Hastings Natural History Reserve. Click here for more information about workshop registration. (There is a fee for this workshop).
Fri., May 29- Sun., May 31, 2020: The Urban Bee Lab will be teaching a workshop: "California’s Native Bees: Biology, Ecology, and Identification" through the Jepson Herbarium Workshop Series at Hastings Natural History Reserve. Click here for more information about workshop registration. (There is a fee for this workshop).
