Join Olivia Carril and Denise Ellsworth at The Arc of Appalachia from June 1 – June 3 for The Bee Course, a workshop on the ecology, natural beauty, identification, and conservation of Ohio’s pollinators. Emphasis will be on enjoying close-up encounters in the classroom and in the field to meet some of Ohio’s 500 species of bees – including the largest bumblebees, the smallest sweat bees, leaf-cutting bees and mason bees. The weekend will include ideas you can apply at home to attract and sustain pollinators in your home and gardens.
Olivia Carril is the Author of, the Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees and has been studying bees since she was 18 years old. She completed a Masters degree in 2006 at Utah State University, establishing a long term ecological study of the environmental factors influencing bee diversity on the Colorado Plateau. In 2013 she received her PhD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, studying a specialist bee (Diadasia) and its host flowers (Mallows and Cacti).
Denise Ellsworth directs the honey bee and native pollinator education program through the Ohio State University Department of Entomology. In this outreach position, Denise supports and teaches beekeepers, farmers, gardeners and others across the state through a variety of workshops, webinars, written materials and electronic resources.