Salon No. 39 With Kaylin Kleckner - Bee-lining in the Bush

Salon No. 39 With Kaylin Kleckner - Bee-lining in the Bush

May 12, 2025 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 39

About this episode

Kaylin Kleckner discusses her research on wild honey bees in South Africa, focusing on nesting ecology and conservation efforts.

Kaylin Kleckner is a PhD Candidate at the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. Through collaboration with Rhodes University, Kaylin conducts field research with wild and unmanaged honey bees in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. She used beelining techniques to locate 130 nest sites to study nesting ecology, population structure, and disease dynamics. Long term, she aims to inform local land management decisions and pollinator conservation initiatives in Africa.

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