Honey Bees Want Soybeans
Honey Bees Show a Taste for Soybean in New Study ENTOMOLOGY TODAY By Ed Ricciuti Among beekeepers, soybeans have been commonly viewed as a…
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Honey Bee Dependent Crops
Crops That Would Be Most Affected If Honey Bees Disappeared Liz Blossom 1. Almonds > Annual production:4 billion pounds (US) The almond is not…
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Cherry Pollination in the Northwest
In cool spring, bees struggle to pollinate Northwest cherry crop Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter HOOD RIVER, Oregon — Grower Brad Fowler walked…
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Seeds for Bees Program
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Providing Additional Support This Year The Seeds for Bees enrollment period has officially opened and growers now have…
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Seeds for Bees, Project Apis m.
Seeds for Bees Opens Enrollment June 1 By Cecilia Parsons | Associate Editor Almond growers, and growers of other tree nuts, should be aware that June 1…
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No Mow May
‘No Mow May:’ How Wisconsin residents can help pollinators By Spencer Tracy MILWAUKEE – April showers bring May flowers, and those flowers will need help from humans…
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U.S. Almond Exports Down Double-Digits
U.S. almond exports down double-digits Rabobank’s food and agribusiness research arm suggests that the worst may still be on the horizon. Todd Fitchette After…
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California Almonds
Nature’s Perfect Duo When almonds trees bloom, bees get their first food source from our orchards’ nutritious pollen. While bees are only with us…
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Plants Flowering Earlier
Plants are flowering a month earlier – here’s what it could mean for pollinating insects Authors Chris Wyver PhD Candidate, Pollination and Climate Change, University of…
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Do Pollinators Prefer Dense Flower Patches?
Do Pollinators Prefer Dense Flower Patches? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No A study looking at floral density and pollinators finds that some…
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2 Million Bee Hives
2M beehives imported to California for almond bloom Honybee hive(BigBlueStudio) By ED BOLING / The Packer California grows 1.5 million acres of almonds, and every…
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Hive Thefts Ahead of Almond Pollination
Hive thefts rise ahead of almond bloom BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Thieves stole 144 bee hives in the Wasco area this weekend, two weeks…
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Cover Crops Benefit Everyone
Cover Crops Benefit Both Commercial Farmers and Urban Gardeners NRCS National Plant Materials Center (PMC) staff David Kidwell-Slak (PMC Manager), Shawn Belt (Horticulturist), and…
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Honey Bee Kill in Australia…Almond Pollination
Chemical concerns after mass bee kill in Australian Almond Pollination By Cara Waters Geelong beekeeper John Edmonds used to take his bee hives…
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Climate in Cities effecting Pollination
City trees are turning green early, prompting warnings for food and pollination MICHAEL LEVITT Premature greening in urban trees could have negative environmental…
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Georgia to Install Pollinator Habitat Sites
Georgia DOT partners with GACD to install 15 pollinator habitat sites across the state By: Isaiah Singleton The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia…
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Almond Pollination Value Up in Stanislaus Co.
Ag values decline in Stanislaus Co. in the face of pandemic challenges except Almond Pollination By PAWAN NAIDU Stanislaus County agriculture had…
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In Missouri, a Human ‘Bee’
Dwarf crested iris wildflowers. Credit: Getty Images In Missouri, a Human ‘Bee’ Works to Better Understand Climate Change’s Effects By Shahla Farzan Researcher Matthew Austin…
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Drawback Employees by Adding Beehives
Companies are adding beehives, vegetable gardens, and birdwatching areas to workspaces to draw employees back to the office Sarah Jackson If you can’t…
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Adding Ecological Value to Your Lawn
Adding ecological value to the urban lawnscape. Insect abundance and diversity in grass-free lawns. or Abstract Insect diversity may be declining even more…
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