Heat! You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!
Alan Harman U.S. residents’ exposure to extreme heat could increase four- to six-fold by mid-century, due to both a warming climate and a population…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Software To Save Bees
Clemson University Taps Kelly Registration Systems to Prevent Honey Bee Colonies from Accidental Pesticide Exposure With Kelly Registration Systems, once beekeepers, farmers and pesticide…
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Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?
Bee Friendly Flowers University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–The main job of pollen is to help seed the next generation of trees and plants, but…
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Cornflowers, Star Thistle and Related Bee Plants
by Connie Krochmal The centaureas are reliable, long-blooming, sturdy, easy to grow plants. The group includes native, naturalized, and cultivated species. These are valuable…
Read MoreSelf Pollinating Almond In Australia
Self Pollinating Almond A Reality In Australia From National Rural New, Australia. Written by Clint Jasper Fears about pests and diseases that could wipe…
Read MoreSelf Pollinating Almond In Australia
From National Rural New, Australia. Written by Clint Jasper Fears about pests and diseases that could wipe out bee populations have the almond industry…
Read MoreHuge Bee Kill In Almonds
What Happens In Almonds Doesn’t Stay In Almonds. This Year’s Devastating Bee Kill In California Hurts Apples, Cranberries, Blueberries…and Beekeepers. News Release From The…
Read MoreBees Damaged After Almond Bloom
Bees Damaged after Almond Bloom: Meeting March 24 Due to the bee damage experienced after almond bloom this year, Bee Industry leaders will be…
Read MoreCover Crops A Good Thing. Go Figure.
Research reveals true value of cover crops to farmers, environment Planting cover crops in rotation between cash crops — widely agreed to be ecologically…
Read MoreCold Affects Fruit Bloom, Pollination
Cold will affect fruit crops, and pollination jobs. Talk to your farmer and find out. This from a Fancy Fruit eNewsletter put out by…
Read MoreBlue Flowers NOT A Good Choice
Roses are red — why some petunias are blue Researchers have uncovered the secret recipe to making some petunias such a rare shade of…
Read MoreFirst Flower, Pollen, Pollination
First Flower, First Pollen Tube, First Pollinating Insect. How Cool Is That? CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 100-million-year old piece of amber has been discovered…
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