Assistant Professor, Providence College | Ecologist: insect pollinators, social insects | Hobbyist Photographer | Speaker | TEDx: https://tinyurl.com/4abee5ns | Providence Pollinator Lab: https://providencepollinators.com/https://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3moxo5lvgnc2owww.tiktok.com/t/ZTB3M2JMK/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTB3M2JMK/23 Jun 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxo5lvgnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3movmvglxsk2xwww.tiktok.com/t/ZTBvkd1kK/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBvkd1kK/22 Jun 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmvglxsk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3motsf42ri22kwww.tiktok.com/t/ZTBWp17ne/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBWp17ne/22 Jun 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3motsf42ri22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3mnju4bpif22eProductive second week of summer research with @friarbiology.bsky.social students! 🦋🌻🐝 Follow us on TikTok for updates on our new research gardens and more! https://www.tiktok.com/@providencepollinators @provcollege.bsky.social05 Jun 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnju4bpif22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3mmuwznerb22qBonoan Lab summer has begun! @provcollege.bsky.social @friarbiology.bsky.social28 May 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmuwznerb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3mme6zukx5c25Interested in learning about native #bees?? 🐝 Join us in Maine at Eagle Hill Institute for a week-long seminar on native bee diversity, ecology, and conservation! Registration and more info here: https://watchingbees.com/native-bee-identification-courses/ #worldbeeday #savethebees21 May 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mme6zukx5c25https://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3mm24xccm4c2cWon Standout Wildcard at Providence Chalk Fest! Meet Doc Ock! 🐙🔬👩🏻‍🔬17 May 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm24xccm4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3mlxpbcrnj22mStarting 2026-27, I will be a TENURED Associate Professor! This would not have been possible without teachers, mentors, and students I've had along the way, or the support of my friends and family. Thank you all! Excited to continue teaching, mentoring, and doing science at @provcollege.bsky.social!16 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxpbcrnj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lkvb2r5ib22gCan't wait to discuss this in my Insect Pollinator Ecology course in the fall! 🦋🌻🐝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvb2r5ib22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lkspbptc7c2lWas excited to see my Puget blue butterfly photo used in the @knkx.org coverage of the recent Science paper on butterfly decline. 🦋 This paper came out of my post-doc lab and the authors put A LOT into it--check out their important work! https://www.knkx.org/environment/2025-03-17/status-of-butterflies-us-species-decline-ecologists-resilience-prairie-habitat20 Mar 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkspbptc7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lkraxljgcs2nSPRING!!! The cellophane bees are out and about! 🐝🐝19 Mar 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkraxljgcs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lj6qzggnzs2jAnnual #rstats least effective figure competition in Env Methods and Statistics! My fave activity to introduce students to ggplot and all it can do. Graphs made with data from @allisonhorst.bsky.social Palmer penguins package. https://allisonhorst.github.io/palmerpenguins/27 Feb 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6qzggnzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lix2kblifc23Bonoan Lab is headed to the Big East! Good luck, Chris!! 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lix2kblifc23https://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lh4v3zq3xs2nHad a blast testing Theresa Crochet Shop’s new pattern, Maverick the Manta Ray! I named mine Rachael Ray. Pattern now available! https://www.theresascrochetshop.com/products/plush-maverick-the-jumbo-manta-ray01 Feb 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4v3zq3xs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lgycccwig22ePracticing probability and playing games in this afternoon’s @friarbiology.bsky.social Environmental Methods and Stats! @provcollege.bsky.social30 Jan 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgycccwig22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lgvvlkxpgk2mPrepping for a new Bonoan Lab project! Elizabeth is starting seeds for caterpillar food! 🌱🐛29 Jan 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvvlkxpgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3ld6xb6xpsc2rSeason’s Greetings from the Bonoan Lab! 🎄🐝🦋13 Dec 2024 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6xb6xpsc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lcy3repuqc23Cookie chat with an environmental scientist happening in the Providence College STEM Zone now until 5pm! #FriarBio10 Dec 2024 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy3repuqc23https://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lcgvyrzlxc2rI’m up in Moore Hall! Check out Providnece College’s FirstGen exhibit while it’s still there. #FirstGenSTEM04 Dec 2024 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgvyrzlxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lbifzmntns2iIn Rhode Island? Interested in plants and insects? Check out the Lisa Lofland Gould Program this Saturday, Nov 23, 2:30 - 5:00 pm. Registration (free!) and more details online. 🦋🌻🐝 https://riwps.org/event/lisa-lofland-gould-progam-introducing-the-rhode-island-plant-insect-community-network/21 Nov 2024 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbifzmntns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rachaelebee.bsky.social/post/3lbf3nvyvj22vWhat a fun Insect Pollinator Ecology field trip! Thanks to the URI Bee Lab for hosting us!20 Nov 2024 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:ooto7stfbwiy4r6za4btxelk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf3nvyvj22v