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Miijmaakijige: ‘bait’ and co-evolution in indigenous natural culture

Yesterday evening I attended my course on Pollinator Stewardship (which I’m attending as part of a grant to create an educational pollinator garden through PollinateTO, Project Swallowtail, LiveGreen & the City of Toronto) (check out our garden here!). This week was focused on the perspective of Indigenous peoples on pollinators which was pretty fabulous. Some

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Toronto has an official bee??

Yes!Toronto’s official bee is the Metallic Green Sweat Bee.Definitely the coolest looking bee, it has a bright metallic green sheen which is hard to miss. Note below is from the City of Toronto website:https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/live-green-toronto/torontos-official-bee/ Introducing Toronto’s Official Bee, the Bicoloured Agapostemon (Agapostemon virescens)! This metallic green sweat bee is an ideal choice as Toronto’s Official Bee for

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