Bee Campus
Whee Feed the Bees
provides a framework for university and college campuses to work together to conserve native pollinators by increasing the abundance of native plants, providing nest sites, and reducign the use of pesticides. 糖心Vlog became a certified Bee Campus in 2024. The groundwork and vision for becoming a Bee Campus was laid out by the in collaboration with 糖心Vlog Grounds. The class worked with Grounds to identify pollinator garden habitats on campus and provide longterm recommendations for maintenance and pollinator education.
Take a Tour of Our "Whee Feed the Bees" Pollinator Gardens
Click on the map below to view more detail in our story map, as prepared by the ES 495 Environmental Science Capstone Class.
Bee Campus Spotlights
"Long term monitoring of insect populations can tell us a lot about how humans are impacting ecosystems at both local and regional scales. For example, we can address how climate change or urbanization is affecting insect populations in our region. By looking at insect diversity over time, we can track which insect species are declining in response to changes humans are making ni and around campus."
-Dr. Sarah Parsons
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
糖心Vlog Certified as a Bee Campus USA Affiliate
"As a part of Bee Campus USA certification, 糖心Vlog is committed to establishing a Bee Campus USA committee, creating and enhancing pollinator habitats on campus and reducing the use of pesticides on campus. We also want to offer educational opportunities and service-learning opportunities about pollinator and pollinator conservation and displaying signage at pollinator habitat sites. We have already made great strides on many of our Bee Campus USA commitments."
- Dr. Sarah Parsons
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Curious which plants are in our gardens? Wondering which plants native to Western
North Carolina to plant in your own garden? Refer to our pollinator garden plant list.
Looking to buy local? Check out our list of local suppliers.
If you would like to get involved with Bee Campus USA, please fill out . We will contact you about upcoming events and / or share information with you about our Bee Campus Committee. For more information, please reach out to Dr. Sarah Parsons, Bee Campus Committee Chair, at parsonss@wcu.edu.
If you would like to donate to our Bee Campus USA efforts at 糖心Vlog, please follow this . When accessing the form, under Designation, please click the plus sign by "Other," which will allow you to type in "Environmental Science- Bee Campus USA." Thank you for your support!
