Bee-coming a Beekeeper: An Interview with Andy Zaayenga
Bees and other pollinators are part of our agricultural processes and, indeed, life on earth. Find out how and why Andy became a beekeeper.
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Pollination: Meet the Pollinators
Meet the pollinators! These are the birds, bees, and more that handle pollination so that we can enjoy the fruits of their labors.
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Ten Fun Facts about Honeybees and Honey
Which countries produce the most honey? How much honey does a bee make? Ten fun facts about honeybees and honey.
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Make Your Garden a Powerhouse for Pollinators
Home gardens are by far the biggest source of food for pollinating insects, including bees and wasps, in cities and towns.
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Relaxed Queen Bees Have More Offspring
Queen bees produce different proteins when they are stressed, and this new discovery could change how we monitor hive conditions.
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Murder Hornets a Threat to Honey Bees
Asian giant hornets, sometimes called murder hornets, are the latest in a long line of recent threats to honey bees in North America.
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Urban Gardens a Haven for Pollinators
Insect-friendly urban gardens show great promise to be havens for bees and other pollinators, securing their future and allowing them to thrive.
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Do Wandering Bees Help Spread Disease?
By Emily Rhode @riseandsci Given the continued growth of the human population, it’s no surprise that our behaviors impact plants and animals. But what might be alarming are the ways we harm these species. Habitat loss and pesticide use have been shown to have devastating effects on pollinator populations worldwide, but researchers from the University of Toronto have found a new and unexpected way that humans are killing off bumblebees. And according to their study, the potential for bee deaths will only get worse as our demand for pollinated crops…
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Chemicals Used on Almond Trees Linked to Bee Deaths
While the demand for almonds is growing worldwide, honeybee populations have been steadily declining. Are almond-growing fungicides to blame?
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Urban Bees: A Pollination-Parasite Trade-Off
Are cities the ideal home for bees? European scientists found that urban bees can have surprisingly good pollination rates. By Jonathan Trinastic Few people would consider cities the ideal home for bees, but what if these dense population centers could provide the means for healthy cohabitation? Scientists from Europe recently examined how bumblebees visit and pollinate flowers across urban and agricultural regions and found that urban areas can have a surprisingly beneficial effect on pollination rates. The reasons behind these results not only provide insight into how cities could be…
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