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Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc) Associates are a network of interdisciplinary researchers and community members with the purpose of pushing the limits in bee research, education, public outreach, and policy. Ultimately, our goal is to apply our collaborative efforts to the development of policies and environmental management for the long-term sustainability of […]
Affectionately known as BeeCon, this FREE, annual event has been organized and hosted by York University researchers since 2010 (except for 2011 and 2013, when none were held). The Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation is now the host. BeeCon began as a small, local symposium, aimed at sharing the recent findings of southern […]
We are excited to share with you the presentations that were recorded at BeeCon 2020 through our new YouTube channel! Check out these researchers’ findings: Spencer Monckton, York University, presented “Applying Collections-based Phylogenomics to Everyone’s Favourite Vegetarian Wasps”: Jessica deHaan, Brock University, presented “The Bee-CR: Up-cycling an Old PCR Machine Gives It New Purpose as […]
Southern Ontario Bee Researchers’ Symposium – Oct 16, 2020! This year’s conference was hosted virtually (via Zoom) by the Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, York University. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Quinn McFrederick from the University of California, Riverside discussing “Leveraging symbionts to protect wild and managed pollinators”. Check out who presented their […]
BeeCon is an annual free symposium, organized by YorkU’s BEEc research group, for local and international melittologists (bee biologists) to present and discuss their work on a wide range of bee-related topics, including behaviour, genetics and genomics, ecology, and conservation. Keynote speaker: Dr. Ricardo Ayala Barajas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México! Date: Monday August 26, 2019 […]
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Note: we have temporarily stopped updating this page as of summer 2022. However, all new publications and media mentions are covered in our monthly newsletters. Sign up by sending an email to LISTSERV@YORKU.CA with the following command in the body of the email: SUBSCRIBE BEES YourFirstName YourLastName. Bee research spans multiple disciplines, including social science, […]
Welcome to the 2018 BeeCon – Southern Ontario’s Bee Researchers Symposium. Friday Nov. 23rd at Health Nursing & Environmental Studies Building, HNES, Room 140, York University BeeCon is an annual free symposium, organized by YorkU’s BEEc research group, for local and international melittologists (Bee Biologists!) to present and discuss their work on a wide range of bee-related topics, […]
Welcome to the Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation at York University (BEEc)! BEEc (pronounced bee-see) is an initiative that strives to advance research in the fields of bee ecology, evolution and conservation. The mission of BEEc is to foster interdisciplinary, innovative, collaborative, and cutting-edge research. This research is used for the advancement of […]