CATCH THE BUZZ – You’re a Bee. This Is What It Feels Like.
By Joanna Klein Set your meetings, phone calls and emails aside, at least for the next several minutes. That’s because today you’re a bee….
Read MoreBy Joanna Klein Set your meetings, phone calls and emails aside, at least for the next several minutes. That’s because today you’re a bee….
Read MoreA researcher at the University of Bayreuth in Germany has found a fascinating example of plants being deceptive to ensure that they are pollinated…
Read MoreBy Jan Suszkiw A team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators have established a strong link between honey bee health and the effects…
Read MoreElizabeth Nicholls Bees use a variety of senses and memory of previous experiences when deciding where to forage for pollen, research by the University…
Read MoreBy Scott Schrage Judy Wu-Smart, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has published new research suggesting that a popular class of nicotine-based insecticides…
Read MoreDianna Wray Working in his lab at Texas A&M University in College Station in August 2006, Vaughn Bryant, garbed in a lab gown and…
Read MorePenn State Bumble bees have discriminating palettes when it comes to their pollen meals, according to researchers at Penn State. The researchers found that…
Read MoreCO2 rises could fuel obesity as plants “carb-load”. Just Like The Decrease Seen In Pollen Quality, OUR Food Will Carb Up, and Protein Down…
Read MoreBotanical Society of America IMAGE: After pollination, pollen must hydrate, germinate, develop sperm, and grow a pollen tube to reach an ovule and egg. These…
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 MoreJan 20, 2016 Dennis Pollock, Contributing Writer “Can Mechanically-Applied Pollen Either Supplement Bees or Ensure an Almond Crop in the Event of Bee Inefficacy…
Read MoreResearch has for the first time revealed the heavy metal secret behind an Australian bee’s unique approach to pollination: High-speed headbanging. IMAGE: Research has for…
Read MoreAuthor: Kathy Keatley Garvey Eric Mussen Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, “retired” in June of…
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Birmingham have made a breakthrough which could be a major stepping stone to increasing food and crop security across…
Read MoreNew multi-locus metabarcoding approach for pollen analysis uncovers what plants bee species rely on To uncover what plants honey bees rely on, researchers from…
Read MoreBee Friendly Flowers University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–The main job of pollen is to help seed the next generation of trees and plants, but…
Read MoreNovember…Early this month in Florida it was 80 degrees, sunny and honey bees were gathering pollen in the wild parts, and honey in the…
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