Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County enjoyed a new experience when they were able to learn about bees and pollination through different activities and observations. Sonya Sappington, a ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

TYNGSBORO — Lessons learned while studying bees this summer could help students at Innovation Academy learn lessons about living — in this school year and beyond. Melissa Kapeckas, director of ...

As bee populations dwindle globally due to a myriad of factors such as climate change, pesticide use, and habitat loss, the need for innovative solutions to sustain vital pollination processes becomes ...

Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated either by wind shaking flowers or by bees, which fly into the flowers and vibrate, releasing the pollen into the air. But inside a greenhouse or indoor ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...

The following resources include a sampling of curricula on pollinators and pollinator conservation suitable for K-12 students. Please let us know about other useful programs and curricula and we’ll ...

Carpenter bees don’t get as much attention as honeybees, but they’re essential to cross-pollinate plants in Missouri and Kansas. Pat Sullivan AP file photo While honeybees experience a national moment ...

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between ...

Stewart and Lynda Resnick’s Wonderful Co. is among a handful of honey bee farms responsible for the pollination of a third of Americans’ food. But the real buzz is how they rent them out. Thousands of ...