The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn, presents “Connecticut Beekeepers and the History of Honey Bees in Connecticut,” a lecture by Catherine Wolko, Connecticut Beekeepers Association. The lecture will be held at the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History on the UConn Storrs Campus, Saturday, August 8 at 1 pm.
European settlers in North America were not the only colonists to make the new world their new home. Not native to the Americas, honey bees were needed to pollinate the apple trees brought over by the colonists. Colonies of honey bees were established in Massachusetts in 1639 and in Connecticut in the 1650’s, impacting agriculture and the environment in ways still felt today. Presenter Catherine Wolko is a member of The Connecticut Beekeepers Association, The Backyard Beekeepers Association, and Litchfield County Division of The Connecticut Farm Bureau. Her main apiary is a registered farm that produces fruit and honey. She has been a guest on numerous TV shows discussing beekeeping and the honey bee decline, including Better Connecticut, WTNH News, and FOX Business.
This program is free and advanced registration is not required. To contact the Museum visit http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar.html or call 860.486.4460.
Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn
For more information, contact: Natural History Museum at 860.486.4460