Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.’s Speaker Series June 15
Sedona, AZ (June 11, 2011) – “Honeybees in the Verde Valley” will be the topic at Keep Sedona
Beautiful, Inc.’s monthly Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series on
Wednesday, June 15th. The doors will open with wine and snacks at
5:30 pm, and the presentation will begin at 5:45 pm.
Come join the fun at Keep Sedona Beautiful and discover the latest
buzz about bees. Like bats, bees are essential to the health of our
natural world. They are vital pollinators, accounting for 88% of all
insect pollination. As evidenced by cave paintings, the practice of
beekeeping and honey collection dates back to the stone-age.
Amy Helfrich, a local insect enthusiast, will enlighten us concerning
the highly organized society of bees (emphasizing the European
honeybee), their social structure, survival needs and the key role
they play in our ecosystem and society.
Helfrich has been passionate about insects all of her life. As a
young child, she raised praying mantids, polyphemus moths, pill bugs,
countless butterflies; and she had a tarantula as a pet. In high
school, she won the Entomology Award from Future Farmers of America
for her presentation on Arizona Insects.
Keep Sedona Beautiful welcomes the community and visitors alike to its
free monthly Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series, which takes place
at its historic Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. Held
the third Wednesday each month from September to June, typically
beginning at 5:30 pm with wine and cheese, the award-winning series
presents an interesting diversity of programs relevant to the unique
environment of our region.
Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit
organization that, by acting through the stewardship of its members
and volunteers, is committed to protecting and sustaining the unique
scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area. For
more information about Keep Sedona Beautiful, please call
928.282.4938.