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Bee There or Bee Square: Branford Land Trust January Lecture Features Pollinators

The Branford Land Trust (BLT) opens its Winter Lecture Series with a talk on Connecticut’s most important pollinator, the bee, presented by Dr. Kimberly Stoner, entomologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek, 146 Thimble Island Road, Branford.

Stoner’s work at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station includes responsibility for the state honey bee registration and inspection program. She also conducts active research and public information programs. Her research focuses on several aspects of bees and pollination including exposure of bees to pesticides in pollen and nectar, attractiveness of ornamental plants to honey bees and native bees, pollinator habitat on Connecticut farms and practices to create or improve habitat, and pollination of pumpkins and winter squash.

The Winter Lectures Series is free and open to the public. Future BLT Winter Lecture Series are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28; Thursday, Feb. 27; Thursday, March 26; and Thursday, April 23. `More information is available at www.branfordlandtrust.org.