CATCH THE BUZZ – New Research Shows Impact of Bees on Coffee Productivity.
Bees and other pollinators play an outsized role in the world’s food supply, but it was often considered that their effect on coffee production…
Read MoreBees and other pollinators play an outsized role in the world’s food supply, but it was often considered that their effect on coffee production…
Read MoreWith bee populations continuing to decline, farmers, conservationists, and technologists alike are busy searching for a solution to help carry out pollination. A New…
Read MoreIn spite of concerns about freezing weather during almond bloom, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is predicting a record…
Read MoreBlue Orchard Bee (Osmia) Image Credits: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab via Flickr (Homepage Image Credit: Suzi Rosenberg via Flickr) Colony collapse disorder has devastated…
Read MoreBonnie Burton The buzz about pollination drones is more important than ever, and companies like Walmart want in on the action. When several types…
Read MoreCalifornia’s almond acreage grew 7 percent last year to a record 1.3 million acres, as the state continued its dominance as the world’s leading…
Read MorePeyton M. Ferrier, Randal R. Rucker, Walter N. Thurman, and Michael Burgett What Is the Issue? Since 2006, annual winter losses of managed honey…
Read More“The production areas of Chinese plums are located in Meishan, Sichuan; Maoming, Guangdong; Gutian, Fujian; and Guizhou province. Under regular weather conditions the plum…
Read MoreAbstract – Honey bees are important pollinators of agricultural crops. Pathogens and other factors have been implicated in high annual losses of honey bee…
Read MoreBy: Sabrina Hill North Dakota Agriculture commissioner Doug Goehring is working with California’s agriculture secretary Karen Ross on a new program that will benefit…
Read MoreBy: Peter Bernard Bee keepers across Florida and the nation are wondering what the future holds. That’s because bees are dying by the millions and…
Read MoreSource Newsroom: University of California San Diego Credit: James Hung/UC San DiegoA honey bee pollinates a Carpobrotus edulis plant. The proportion of all floral…
Read MoreHeat plays an important role in flower-pollinator interactions. According to new research, heat patterns serve as signatures for flowers, advertising their availability to passing…
Read MorePollen tubes with internalized, fluorescence-labelled signal substances (RALF peptides). Credit: UZH Vegetable, fruit, or grain – the majority of our food results from plant…
Read More2017 saw US prices for blueberries plummet. A market glut, fuelled in part by competition from high-bush blueberries, drove prices so low that farmers…
Read MoreRoss Courtney – Good Fruit Grower A load of honeybees arrives from California in April 2017 at Olson Orchards in Selah, Washington. Beekeepers worry…
Read MoreDENVER — Honeybees may be the world’s most famous pollinator, but a new study shows that blueberry blooms reduce the insects to improvisational klutzes. Not…
Read MoreISCA Technologies Inc. IMAGE: ISCA Technologies’ SPLAT Bloom is being developed with a USDA grant. It uses pheromones to focus bees brought to orchards on…
Read MoreBy: Ryan Bushey The key to designing the next generation of drones could reside in the animal kingdom. Engineers are exploring an area of…
Read MoreResearch led by Purdue University professor Peter Hirst shows that pollen from some apple trees may be better for pollinating high-value apples. (Purdue Agricultural…
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