UW-Madison's Burn Impact on Native Bees Research

Wild bees, which includes bumble bee species, pollinate 35% of crops and 85% of all flowering plants.  Jade Kochanski from UW-Madison has been studying the impact on these bees following prescribed burns.  The ABC is one of her subject sites.

In years past, her team has found the endangered Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee and last year saw American bumble bees at the conservancy.

While she is early in her research, Jade's initial conclusions show that prescribed burns are not detrimental to bumble bee communities.  For more details on her findings (with some pictures and charts), please click on the link below.

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Bees Post Burn Study