Honeybees: Our Professional Pollinators September 19, 2010

Honeybees: Our Professional Pollinators - - Early colonists brought honeybees to this continent over 400 years ago and now honeybees are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food Americans eat. Join Mary Duane, President of the Worcester County Beekeepers Association, and children's book author, Loree Burns, for a fascinating exploration of honeybees: their lives, their hives, the challenges they face and the beekeepers and scientists working to understand their present challenges. Loree will be available to sign copies of her new book, The Hive Detectives, a scientific look at the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder. Registration is required. Call 508-753-6087 for details. See http://www.massaudubon.org/catalog/listing.php?program_code=780-BM10SU1 for more information.