Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers ...
Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...
It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The bees in the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) historic insect collection are old. “So this bee right here was collected in 1948 in South Kingstown,” said Casey ...
With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the success, ...
A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral ...
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Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other pollinators, according to a study published by UC San Diego biologists Monday.
Did you know that there is an official Pollinator Week? Pollinator Week 2024 is June 17-23. Annually, Pollinator Week celebrates and supports environments that help pollinators. As children, many of ...
Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...
Stingless bees are so ancient that they shared the planet with the dinosaurs. For the past 80 million years, stingless bees ...