A new study by Penn State researchers has uncovered clues in the mystery of the missing honey and why production rates by bees have dropped.
Pollinator Week runs June 20 to 26, celebrating the contributions pollinators make to our food and ecosystems. Pollinators are more than just bees, and altogether, they contribute between $235 billion and $577 billion annually to global food production. Farmers have long known that agriculture and nature are intensely interconnected — in fact, more than one-third […]
Some people argue that an increase in insecticide use (both organic and synthetic) and a much-publicized Colony Collapse Disorder issue have caused honey bees to become endangered. There are numerous organizations dedicated to “saving the bees,” and many of them have targeted farmers as major culprits in the demise of the honey bee population. On […]
Farmers utilize stewardship practices for proper pesticide use while protecting crops from insect pests and also protecting pollinators.
Bees need farmers and farmers need bees. So we’ll continue to protect them, without help from sensationalist companies like BeeProductedUsa.
Most food doesn’t require insect pollination, but without it, some fruits & veggies could get scarce and expensive, and our diet could get a little boring.
The Annual Bee Informed Partnership survey highlights the cyclical nature of honey bee colony turnover and the variety of factors affecting each season.
Tall fescue, a dominant cattle forage in the South, feeds millions of beef cattle over of thousands of farms and ranches.
David Keller submitted a photo of a bee hive to get the swarm registered as his emotional support bees — and he succeeded.
Research out of Sweden shows that certain neonicotinoids could actually benefit bumblebees and pollination.