…orchards are and remain a safe and healthy place for honey bees. The documents lay out simple, practical steps that almond growers can take together with beekeepers and other pollination…
Flowers Help to Save the Bee Population
…they provide easy access for bees to land and have a snack. Shasta Daisies: bees like these because of the big yellow center of the flower that’s easy to spot…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…those key areas include water sustainability, protection of honey bees that pollinate the almond crop, and new uses of almond hulls, shells, and woody materials in an effort to use…
Agri View: Another Invasive Plant
…tallow are attractive to bees and other insects and are borne in spikes roughly 8 inches long. The fruit is a three-lobed capsule (0.5 inches) and seeds are covered with…
Natural Pest Control Plants
…poison may be harming some of the insects we DO want to keep around, such as bees and butterflies. One solution is plant things that will naturally protect crops from…
Insects Beneficial for Your Garden or Farm
…butterflies can supply the right food for them. And last but certainly not least, bees, are a must-have for having successful pollination of your gardens or farms. I’m Cathy Isom……
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…the program. Listen to the report: More from The Almond Board of California: Studies show that planting forage provides honey bees with better nutrition, and healthy honey bees mean better…
Honeybees and Beer
Cathy Isom tells us all the ‘buzz’ about how honeybees help make a favorite beverage even better. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Honeybees and Beer For years,…
Agri View: Farmers and Bees
Everett Griner talks about farmers needing bees to pollinate the crops in today’s Agri View. Farmers and Bees A group of European scientists has concluded that Colony Collapse Disorder is…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…wild and managed native bees. The Integrated Crop Pollination project has resulted in resources for growers, research publications, and has helped growers increase yield with lower production costs. More information…
Add a Pond to Your Garden or Farm
…to mention extremely beneficial. For example, they attract wildlife such as birds, bees, and dragonflies. They’ll stop by for a drink, while others, newts, frogs, and crustaceans, might make it…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…because they are particularly attractive to bees and other beneficial, pollen-collecting insects and hummingbirds. Sunflowers are noted as being allelopathic, which means that they emit a chemical that prevents other…
Agri View: Honey Bee Update
Everett Griner talks about honey bee losses declining in today’s Agri View. Honey Bee Update Well, finally, here is some positive news about Honeybees. We lost fewer colonies of bees…
Almond Producers Top Users of Pollination Services
…area or pay beekeepers to provide honey bees or other managed bees, such as the blue orchard bee. In 2016, U.S. farmers paid $354 million for pollination services. USDA says…