The World’s Hardest
Worker: The Life and Times of the Honeybee
Presenters: Adam and Jen Miller
Recent documentaries, such as Vanishing of the Bees, and newspaper features, such as the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s series Bees on the Brink, have done much to
draw attention to the dramatic decline of honeybee populations in recent
years. Thanks to these features,
pesticides such as neonicontinoids and the disease “colony collapse disorder”
are now common topics of discussion, and “bee-friendly” gardens are a popular
trend.
But apart from this imminent crisis, how much do you
actually know about honeybees? Minnesota
beekeepers Adam and Jen Miller will describe the lifecycle and habits of
honeybees, point out differences between honeybees and other insects such as
wasps, discuss the challenges and rewards of keeping bees, and describe the
process of harvesting honey. Come with
all of your questions about bees, and be prepared to be amazed!
Adam Miller is a software developer at Voya in downtown
Minneapolis, and Jen Miller is a faculty member in the English department at
Normandale Community College. Together,
they live in New Brighton with their two children; their 100,000+ bees live on
a farm in Lake Elmo.
