Cover Crops Benefit Everyone
Cover Crops Benefit Both Commercial Farmers and Urban Gardeners NRCS National Plant Materials Center (PMC) staff David Kidwell-Slak (PMC Manager), Shawn Belt (Horticulturist), and…
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Honey Bee Kill in Australia…Almond Pollination
Chemical concerns after mass bee kill in Australian Almond Pollination By Cara Waters Geelong beekeeper John Edmonds used to take his bee hives…
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Climate in Cities effecting Pollination
City trees are turning green early, prompting warnings for food and pollination MICHAEL LEVITT Premature greening in urban trees could have negative environmental…
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Georgia to Install Pollinator Habitat Sites
Georgia DOT partners with GACD to install 15 pollinator habitat sites across the state By: Isaiah Singleton The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia…
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Almond Pollination Value Up in Stanislaus Co.
Ag values decline in Stanislaus Co. in the face of pandemic challenges except Almond Pollination By PAWAN NAIDU Stanislaus County agriculture had…
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In Missouri, a Human ‘Bee’
Dwarf crested iris wildflowers. Credit: Getty Images In Missouri, a Human ‘Bee’ Works to Better Understand Climate Change’s Effects By Shahla Farzan Researcher Matthew Austin…
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Drawback Employees by Adding Beehives
Companies are adding beehives, vegetable gardens, and birdwatching areas to workspaces to draw employees back to the office Sarah Jackson If you can’t…
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Adding Ecological Value to Your Lawn
Adding ecological value to the urban lawnscape. Insect abundance and diversity in grass-free lawns. or Abstract Insect diversity may be declining even more…
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Women in Beekeeping AgTech
Women in AgTech: Ellie Symes SOFTWARE FOUNDER HELPS ALMOND GROWERS MONITOR HIVE STRENGTH By:AMY WU Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy…
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Sunflower Season for You and Bees
Posted by Elizabeth Luu Sunflowers, like endorphins, make us happy. It is sunflower season here in Yolo County, California, home to the Honey and…
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Michigan Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide
MSU ExtensionPollination Pollinator stewardship guide for vegetable growers Ana Heck, Michigan State University Extension – April 16, 2021 Growers, beekeepers and MSU Extension provided input on a…
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Bee Theft, Almost the Perfect Crime
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town Meet the man on the front lines of the ultimate bee…
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Soil Compacted? Look to Cover Crops
Soil compacted Post-Harvest? Look to Cover Crops Almond Board of California — For the third year in a row, Chris Rishwain is preparing to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- PennDOT Pollinator Gardens
PennDOT drives project for Erie area pollinator gardens By: Valerie Myers This wildflower garden along Interstate 90 at the Route 8 interchange was planted…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- US Crop Yields
Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields By: Rutgers University Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Lawn, ”An ecologist has to wonder, why is this even here?”
WSUV to replace lawn with wildflower meadow to promote pollinators Biology students hope for Bee Campus USA designation By: Scott Hewitt – Columbian Arts…
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Befriending Bees
Befriending Bees Originally published in New York Spirit Grateful to bees? 80% of the world’s agriculture depends exclusively on bees as they pollinate and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Colorful Intricacies of Pollen
FREE….. Because of the significant change in our lives as a result of COVID-19, many of us are working from home as we ‘social…
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Unexpected Victim…Florida Vegetables
Coronavirus Claims an Unexpected Victim…. Florida Vegetables By: Tamara Lush / Associated Press PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — Mounds of harvested zucchini and yellow squash…
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Bees Protect Crops in Africa from Elephants
Keeping Wild Elephants Away From Crops … with Buzzing Bees By: Darunee Sukanan Wildlife Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth and they are…
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