Bees

If youve ever felt that seductive mix of fear and fascination for the burly bumblebee, you must visit artist Jessica Raths exhibit, fruiting bodies, at Descanso Gardens Sturt Haaga Gallery through April 5. Yes, our rational mind knows that bumblebees are ge…

A magnitude 5.1 quake shook Puerto Rico on Wednesday, making it one of the more than 1,280 quakes that have hit the US territory in the last 19 days. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit Yauco, Puerto Rico.  The ground in southwe…

"Almond pollen is 25% protein and provides all 10 of the amino acids their diets require so honey bees love it," said Billy Synk, Director of Pollination Programs for PAm. "When you add blooming cover crops or even hedgerows into the mix, almond orchards can …

Puerto Rican bees are abandoning hives as weeks of earthquakes disrupt colonies, experts said, raising concerns that a subspecies seen as a possible solution to the global bee crisis could take another hit after being decimated by hurricanes in 2017. Bees have deserted up to 25% of hives in towns…

California Almond Community Announces Five-Point Pollinator Protection Plan

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WINDOM, Kan. (AP) With a nudge toward the past, Kansas farms are using bees once again to increase crop health. During the early 1900s bees were prevalent in the state. Jorge Garibay, a beekeeping consultant from St. John, and others across the state want to…

This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Are our insect pollinators doomed to die, taking us with them? The science is patchy but one thing 70 scientists from around the world are clear on is that inaction is …

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy Hives 2020, a multi-year, $1.3 million research initiative of Bayer and Project Apis m. to improve honey bee health, today conducted a symposium at the annual American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) conference in Chicago. The symposium, moderated by well-known pollinator researcher Dr. Steve Sheppard…

Piers Morgan has taken fire at vegans claiming they 'don't care' about the billions of bees and insects that are killed by the commercial farming of avocados and almonds. The Good Morning Britain presenter scrutinised the methods by which popular food items …