CATCH THE BUZZ – Even Sick Bees Can Find Food and Feed The Hive
Honey bees are hardwired to efficiently search the landscape allowing them to continue working for the greater good of their hive even when they…
Read MoreHoney bees are hardwired to efficiently search the landscape allowing them to continue working for the greater good of their hive even when they…
Read MoreBy Anna McConnell, Successful Farming At the end of September, contracts for nearly 1.7 million acres of land enrolled in the CRP will expire….
Read MoreInvading European earthworms are being blamed for a decline in plant diversity in North American forests. German researchers, working with colleagues in the United…
Read MoreAlan Harman The heart of the American commercial honey bee industry is under threat from land use changes. A U.S. Geological Survey study says…
Read MoreBy Connie Krochmal Milkweeds are common wildflowers in most areas of the country. Around a hundred species are found worldwide with slightly over half…
Read MoreFrom very small to very large, the Echiums are beloved by bees. By: Steve Andrews Many beekeepers will be familiar with the Borage (Borago…
Read MoreNot Beary Friendly By: Jessica Louque It’s a pretty well known fact that I don’t have a lot of fondness for wildlife. Sure, at…
Read MoreRebecca Lindsey A checkerboard of drought conditions has developed across the United States east of the Rockies between spring and summer 2016. Since March,…
Read MoreThe Phenology Garden at A.I. Root Candle Co. contains 28 plants, which includes Herbaceous Perennials, Woody Ornamentals, and Native plants. The garden was established…
Read MoreBy: Rachael Bonoan Can we help pollinators help themselves? Pollinators Can Get Medicine from Their Food While there are plenty of activist groups raising…
Read MoreBy: Jessica Louque Sage Advice We’ve chosen a lot of really cool plants to see what works for our bees this year. On some…
Read MoreBy: Rob Davis Rapid growth of ground-mounted solar presents opportunity to establish hundreds of millions of native plants. Across Minnesota workers are preparing dozens…
Read More: Connie Krochmal Two groups of bee plants are known as huckleberries – Vaccinium spp. and Gaylussacia spp. The former, which are most common…
Read MoreAlan Harman Australian researchers are testing 80 varieties of bush and trees around Australia that assist bees in making honey with medicinal properties similar…
Read MoreBy Mark Rigsby, MPB News Farmers in Mississippi will now have another tool to avoid economic losses by using a unauthorized pesticide to defend…
Read MoreAlan Harman Australian researchers are testing 80 varieties of bush and trees around Australia that assist bees in making honey with medicinal properties similar…
Read MoreRecent declines in nut prices, notably for almonds and walnuts, have made the jobs of California’s rural appraisers a lot more challenging. The lowered…
Read MoreHebrew University of Jerusalem Honey bee workers collecting artificial pollen diets from a feeding dish. The bees can distinguish diets by color, taste and/or…
Read MoreShawna Coronado As an organic gardener, I often explore the idea of planting flowering plants in my garden – both native plants and more…
Read MoreUniversity of Utah IMAGE: These are trembling aspen trees killed by severe drought near Grand Junction, Colorado (August 2010). Credit: William Anderegg Two hundred-twenty-five…
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