Club Hosts Native Bee Expert at January 28 Public Lecture
Talbot County Garden Club invites you to a practical lecture by Native Bee, Bumblebee and Wildlife Advocate SAM DROEGE of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland. Droege’s talk is titled “Helping Native Bees in Talbot County: It’s Easier Than You Think!” His presentation, which takes place at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton on Tuesday, January 28 beginning at 11am, is free to the public as part of the garden club’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series.
According to Droege, the bee list for Talbot County includes 187 different species of bees. New ones are discovered each year. Some are found in Easton, others in areas like the Conservation Park in Oxford, on Poplar Island, along roadsides, and on private properties. What ties these sites together are healthy populations of native flowers. Some are planted; others are just allowed to grow. Droege will discuss how property owners, groups and municipalities can support these bees and tell some fascinating stories about collecting bees in Talbot County.
Having spent his career at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center, Droege has become expert in developing, designing and evaluating wildlife inventory programs. His team is currently inventorying and monitoring native bees, and developing tools, techniques and manuals, plus a bumblebee floral survey for citizens with online identification guides at www.discoverlife.org
Questions should be directed to [email protected] / 301-641-7337.