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Jessica Louque Pollen Frenzy Each year, we seem to have a honey bee field study that has a pollen collection aspect. This is my…
Read MoreJessica Louque Pollen Frenzy Each year, we seem to have a honey bee field study that has a pollen collection aspect. This is my…
Read Moreby Ross Conrad And We All Know What May Flowers Bring . . . Pilgrims? No – A Honey Flow. First let me…
Read MoreEntomological Society of America IMAGE: This is a bean leaf beetle (Cerotoma trifurcata), one of many insects that are controlled by using neonicotinoid-treated soybean seeds….
Read Moreby Connie Krochmal A number of seed and oilseed crops happen to be good sources of forage for bees. This group includes safflower, sesame…
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American…
Read MorePollinator Friendly Best Management Practices As the planters start to roll this spring, please encourage your neighbors to implement pollinator-friendly best management practices for…
Read MoreBee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (the “Company” or “BVT”) (TSX VENTURE: BEE) is pleased to announce a key demonstration and replicated trial of its…
Read MoreMembers Of The Buckwheat Family Can Be Annual, Perennial Or Shrubby by Connie Krochmal The various smartweeds and knotweeds are found throughout the world….
Read Moreby Connie Krochmal Persimmons are excellent additions to the bee garden. Very suitable for hedges and espalier, the handsome, ornamental, picturesque, small to medium…
Read MoreETH Zurich Goldenrod, Himalayan balsam, Chinese windmill palm: three plants, one problem. All are native to continents other than Europe, but were introduced to…
Read MoreMANHATTAN, KANSAS – U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms…
Read MoreJohn Lindt For the Times-Delta A Terra Bella citrus farmer’s valencia orchards are being uprooted, due to lack of water Terra Bella Irrigation District…
Read MoreA Dartmouth-led study finds that bumblebees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect,…
Read MoreBy Ben Potter AgWeb.com Social Media and Innovation Editor USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released survey results from the 2014 Tenure,…
Read MoreU.S. Bee Buffer Project to Provide Bee Forage Kits to Landowners CLEVELAND, OHIO (August 31, 2015) – The U.S. Bee Buffer Project, an initiative of…
Read Moreby Skylar Christensen “We are getting near,” said Gandalf. “We are on the edge of his bee-pastures.” It started in early May. A…
Read MoreLarge-scale organic farming operations, based on a review of almost a decade of data from 49 states, are not reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says…
Read MoreUnless humans slow the destruction of Earth’s declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely unsustainable, according to a…
Read MoreThe Almond Board of California recently announced ambitious research projects that will cost $2.5 million and are expected to make further headway in the…
Read MoreCollaboration Aims to Help Individuals and Organizations Gain Access to Wildflower Seeds to Create Bee Forage. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 9, 2015) –…
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