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How You Can Help Count & Conserve Native Bees

Started By ConcordAntman , Dec 9 2020 4:40 AM

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#1 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted December 9 2020 - 4:40 AM

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I apologize in advance for posting a New York Times article that’s behind a paywall but it seems perfectly aligned with our interests and offers participation! Hopefully you’ve not yet reached your monthly limit on free NYT articles. The article touches on a national citizen scientist opportunity to be part of an ongoing bee census. If you can’t get to the article, you can find out about the project here: 

or by an email to 

How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees

https://www.nytimes....ce=articleShare

 


#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 9 2020 - 5:19 AM

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This is really cool! Thanks! I will  definitely email them to see what I can do.


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 9 2020 - 5:35 AM

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Email sent!


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#4 Offline Devi - Posted December 9 2020 - 6:03 AM

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This is really cool! Thanks! I will  definitely email them to see what I can do.

Same.  Thank you for sharing that with us!   


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#5 Offline gcsnelling - Posted December 9 2020 - 6:03 AM

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Finally something not falsely claiming honey bees are in trouble.


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#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 9 2020 - 6:18 AM

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I got an automatic response back. They have so much interest that there is a backlog in responding to emails. That's a good problem to have. Good thing they have at least four months before any work can be done.


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#7 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted December 9 2020 - 7:51 AM

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I also just posted a query and am waiting for a response. With our ants and our bees we may really have a busy spring! :yahoo:


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#8 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted December 17 2020 - 1:32 PM

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This is really cool, esp. that noobs like me don't have to identify the bug.

Honestly I had walked around thinking carpenter bees were bumblebees until fairly recently.  :facepalm:


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#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 17 2020 - 1:56 PM

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I still haven’t heard back from them.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#10 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted December 21 2020 - 5:52 AM

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Me either but we’ve still got some time till spring!


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#11 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted January 11 2021 - 9:06 PM

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Hey, I got an email and a survey from the National Native Bee Monitoring RCN Survey! (y)


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#12 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 12 2021 - 3:26 AM

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Hey, I got an email and a survey from the National Native Bee Monitoring RCN Survey! (y)

Lucky! I still haven’t heard back.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#13 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 12 2021 - 5:46 AM

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Actually, I got my email, bro!


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#14 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted January 12 2021 - 6:57 AM

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cool! what did it say?


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#15 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 12 2021 - 7:33 AM

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General info and a link to a Google Form to collect data on how I could help and how much I know about native bees already.


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#16 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted January 12 2021 - 9:12 AM

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General info and a link to a Google Form to collect data on how I could help and how much I know about native bees already.

cool!


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

My Lasius sp. Journal

My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#17 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 12 2021 - 2:38 PM

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Yeah, dude. I’ll update on here what they want me to do.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#18 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted January 13 2021 - 5:07 AM

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This is exciting. Spring is gonna be busy!


#19 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted February 10 2021 - 6:40 AM

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We’ve still got a foot of snow on the ground so this might be a bit premature but, has anyone gotten anything else from the survey group?


#20 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 10 2021 - 8:07 AM

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I have not. More snow for us on the way, too.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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