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.
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 […]
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.
New research, published in Communications Biology, is helping to improve our understanding of Varroa mites and colony collapse disorder.
Let’s celebrate National Honey Bee Day by creating habitats for these essential pollinators. Here are 5 easy things we can all do to help bees thrive.
Canola farmers and beekeepers have a vested interest protecting bees as much as possible, issuing Best Management Practices for Pollinator Health.
A new strategy uses pollinator bees to deliver a payload that targets fungal species.