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Agriculture, Catch The Buzz, Pollen, Pollination, Research, ScienceJune 16, 2023

Pollen as a Nutrient Source

Use of bee pollen as a nutrient source By Bhavana Kunkalikar Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers evaluated using…

Catch The Buzz, ScienceJanuary 28, 2023

Pollen from Mass Extinction

250 M-Year-Old Pollen Suggests Radiation Played a Role in Mass Extinction Key Points: New research has uncovered that pollen preserved in 250-million-year-old rocks contains…

Beekeeping, Catch The BuzzSeptember 16, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manitoba Sees a Short Crop This Year, and Pollen Abundance and Diversity in Major Crops.

By: Geralyn Wichers Beekeepers have seen their honey supply dry up sooner than usual this year. Ian Steppler, vice-chair of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, NutritionJune 25, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Collected by US Honey Bees in Urban Settings Shows Dramatic Seasonal Variation.

By: Public Library of Science Pollen collected in traps. Credit: Pierre Lau The diversity and availability of pollen foraged by honey bees across urban and…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationMay 29, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Seedless Watermelons Are A Different Challenge When Pollinating.

Gail Hermenau – Vegetable Crops Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu A female watermelon flower will need around 500-1000 pollen grains to be fertilized effectively….

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationApril 22, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – WSU Researcher Licenses Pollen Suspension While Continuing Electrostatic Research.

Ross Courtney – Pollen is stirred in a spray suspension during research trials in 2015 by Washington State University’s Matt Whiting in Prosser. Whiting…

Catch The Buzz, HealthOctober 15, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sunflower Pollen Seems to Cause Real Problems for Nosema Ceranae. That’s Good.

Alan Harman Honey bees fed a diet of sunflower pollen show dramatically lower rates of infection by a specific pathogen. (Photo: Jonathan Giacomini, NC…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationOctober 9, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Trapping and Feeding Sugar Syrup Enhances Pollen Collection of Less Preferred Flowers

Pretty to look at, but they taste awful to a bee Abstract Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) is characterized by being self-incompatible and dependent on cross-pollination…

Catch The Buzz, ResearchAugust 11, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Honey has Unique Pollen Signature.

Australian honey, produced from domesticated European honey bees mostly foraging in native vegetation, is unique. Under the microscope, most Australian honey samples can be…

Catch The Buzz, HealthMarch 10, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sick Bees Eat Healthier.

James Cook University Dr Lori Lach, Senior Lecturer at JCU, said the study compared the feeding habits of healthy bees to those…

Catch The Buzz, HealthDecember 13, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers ID What Each Bacterial Species Found In A Bee Gut Contributes To Bee Digestion.

The honey bee gut is colonized by specialized bacteria that help digest components of the floral pollen diet and produce molecules that likely…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationNovember 18, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – It Isn’t Easy For Honey Bees To Stick Their Heads Into Jar-Shaped Blueberry Flowers.

DENVER — Honeybees may be the world’s most famous pollinator, but a new study shows that blueberry blooms reduce the insects to improvisational klutzes. Not…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationOctober 19, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apple Trees Bear More Fruit When Surrounded By Good Neighbors, And Good Honey Bees. Be Sure Your Grower Knows That.

Research led by Purdue University professor Peter Hirst shows that pollen from some apple trees may be better for pollinating high-value apples. (Purdue Agricultural…

Catch The Buzz, HealthSeptember 21, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Fewer Wildflower Choices Thwart Bees’ Natural Inclination To Choose A Balanced Diet And They Suffer Cognitively From Lack Of Omega-3 Acids.

By Abigail Klein Leichman September 13, 2017, 9:00 am A bee in the Benjamin Triwaks Bee Research Center in Rehovot. Photo by Shlomi Zarchin…

Biology, Catch The BuzzSeptember 15, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees’ Ungroomed Body Parts Are Safe Sites For Pollen

We’ve all seen busy bees hard at work. They fly from one flower to the next collecting pollen to feed their offspring. As they toil to…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJune 28, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honeybees Pick Up ‘Astonishing’ Number Of Pesticides Via Non-Crop Plants

Purdue researchers found that honeybees collect pollen from a wide range of plants, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans. Credit: Purdue University/Tom…

Catch The Buzz, ProfilesJune 1, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Lamps In The Shape Of Pollen Grains Are Beautiful. But Expensive!

An art team from the Zurich University of Arts turned six different pollen structures into 3D lamps with a color-changing light inside Zack Palm…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceJanuary 16, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Help bees by restoring natural landscapes, roadside planting, green belts, green roofs and urban gardening initiatives.

By Bill Hicks SUISUN CITY — As a county with an economy strongly tied to agriculture, Solano County should care greatly about the health and…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Hive ProductsJanuary 10, 2017

CATCH THE BUZZ – Municipality of Sergipe, in Brazil, produces three tons light colored, sweet tasting coconut palm pollen per year

Portal Brazil, with information Codevasf Beekeepers of Brejo Grande produce an average of 300 kg of pollen per month and attract buyers from several states…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationDecember 31, 2016

CATCH THE BUZZ – Flower Power: The Physics of Pollination

By Marie Davey, GotScience is published by the nonprofit Science Connected. Pollination. The word brings to mind the droning buzz of fat yellow and…

Pollen as a Nutrient Source

Pollen from Mass Extinction

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manitoba Sees a Short Crop This Year, and Pollen Abundance and Diversity in Major Crops.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Collected by US Honey Bees in Urban Settings Shows Dramatic Seasonal Variation.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Seedless Watermelons Are A Different Challenge When Pollinating.

CATCH THE BUZZ – WSU Researcher Licenses Pollen Suspension While Continuing Electrostatic Research.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sunflower Pollen Seems to Cause Real Problems for Nosema Ceranae. That’s Good.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Trapping and Feeding Sugar Syrup Enhances Pollen Collection of Less Preferred Flowers

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Honey has Unique Pollen Signature.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sick Bees Eat Healthier.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers ID What Each Bacterial Species Found In A Bee Gut Contributes To Bee Digestion.

CATCH THE BUZZ – It Isn’t Easy For Honey Bees To Stick Their Heads Into Jar-Shaped Blueberry Flowers.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apple Trees Bear More Fruit When Surrounded By Good Neighbors, And Good Honey Bees. Be Sure Your Grower Knows That.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Fewer Wildflower Choices Thwart Bees’ Natural Inclination To Choose A Balanced Diet And They Suffer Cognitively From Lack Of Omega-3 Acids.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees’ Ungroomed Body Parts Are Safe Sites For Pollen

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honeybees Pick Up ‘Astonishing’ Number Of Pesticides Via Non-Crop Plants

CATCH THE BUZZ – Lamps In The Shape Of Pollen Grains Are Beautiful. But Expensive!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Help bees by restoring natural landscapes, roadside planting, green belts, green roofs and urban gardening initiatives.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Municipality of Sergipe, in Brazil, produces three tons light colored, sweet tasting coconut palm pollen per year

CATCH THE BUZZ – Flower Power: The Physics of Pollination

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