The Useful And Versatile Castor Bean Plant
By Connie Krochmal A number of oilseed crops happen to be good plants for bees, including the castor bean (Ricinus communis). Reportedly native to…
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Walnuts As Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal This ancient group of plants dates to the Jurassic Age. Around 15 to 20 species are native to the New…
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Hard Times For Tupelo Honey
By: Elisabeth Doehring Deep into Gulf County an echo fills the trees and riverbank. A flash of black darts streak across the air. Bullseye! The…
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Button Bush
By: Connie Krochmal Depending on the location, button bush can be a large shrub or small tree. lthough button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) may not…
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Some Carrot Family Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal The Umbelliferae family is a treasure trove of pollinator plants. This group is named for the flower heads, which are typically umbrella-shaped….
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The Eastern Huckleberries As Bee Plants
Native to North and South America, huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.) are most common in the East. Around eight species are found to the U.S. Typically…
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Midwest Foraging
By: Connie Krochmal This article will conclude the series on foraging book reviews. “Midwest Foraging-115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – This Program Offers An Opportunity For A Beekeeper And A Farmer Or Rancher To Open Up A Dialogue About Sustainability And Stewardship In The Agriculture Community.
JESSICA HOLDMAN, Bismarck Tribune Bees buzz around boxes Sunday near Coleharbor. Kasey Bitz has long had an interest in honey bees and was excited…
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Herbs & Veggies & Flowers, Oh My!
By: Janet Davis Some For You, Some For the Bees. Herbs have been grown for honey bee forage for millennia, ever since ancient Greeks…
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Backyards and Bees
By: Eugene Makovec Four years ago I moved bees from Kirkwood, Missouri – the heart of the St. Louis suburbs – to my new…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Hedgerows And Field Margins, Farmyards, Farm Roadways And In Field Corners. Let Irish Flowers Grow
Farmer’s Weekly. Ireland’s Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc) and the Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations (FIBKA) launched a campaign to convince farmers that…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Texas A&M AgriLife sweet clover variety – Silver River Sweet clover – paradise for pollinators
By Adam Russell, Texas A&M ALOGA, OKLAHOMA – Donning his beekeeper suit, Charles Touchstone, of Arapaho, Oklahoma, stepped a few feet inside a buzzing…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing in Drought-Stricken Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2017 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in Montana, North Dakota…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – In The Spirit Of True National Pollinator Week Celebration, Bayer Announced The First Round Of Organizations That Will Receive Funding To Establish Forage For Pollinators Across The Nation.
BECAUSE ALL THE POLLINATOR BUZZ’S DIDN’T FIT INTO POLLINATOR WEEK Bayer Feed a Bee program celebrates National Pollinator Week by kicking off initiative…
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Pacific Northwest Foraging
In this series thus far we’ve jumped hither and yon over much of the West. This month, we’ll focus on the Northwest. “Pacific Northwest…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Program Helps Nonprofits Innovate New Certification for Bee-Friendly Farms
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2017 – A new certification program enables agricultural producers to let consumers know they are farming in ways that benefit bees….
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Urban Forests: Plant City Trees for City Bees
By Christine Taylor It starts in the trees, densely covered with thousands of flowers give bees an eco-rich source of nectar and pollen. However,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Drivers of insecticide use . The effects of certain landscape characteristics on insecticide use depend on context and crop type, according to UCSB scientists
University of California – Santa Barbara Over the past half century, food production has intensified to meet the growing demand. And as agricultural fields…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Study: Wildflower Plantings Near Almond Orchards Beneficial
By: Christina Herrick Research published in Environmental Entomology says wildflower plantings near almond orchards does not cause fewer honey bees to visit the orchard….
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Southwest Foraging
By: Connie Krochmal For this month, let’s explore another volume in Timber Press’s foraging series. “Southwest Foraging-117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus…
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