These native bees are highly adapted to blueberry pollination, so much so that they're essential to improving blueberry yield ...
There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...
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 ...
If you see a carpenter bee nest in your yard, you can't handle them in the same way as other pests. But thankfully, you can ...
It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...
As the blossoms bloom across Northern Michigan, amateur apiarists are getting ready for a fruitful season with their hardest workers, the bee. The Great Lakes Bee Company held their annual bee pick up ...
Want more butterflies and bees in your garden? Plant this native wildflower with blue-hued, nectar-packed blooms and you'll ...
Many insects, including bees, spiders, and ants, dislike peppermint oil. To keep pollinators away from your living spaces, ...
A new volunteer-based team is seeking out information on what bees exist in Washington, revealing hundreds of species in the state.
A new National Geographic special, executive-produced by James Cameron, is inviting viewers to look more closely at one of ...
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A new exhibit at a downtown Bakersfield museum will soon be buzzing – with more than just residents coming to see the new ...