…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…
Agri View: Thieves Targeting Bees
Everett Griner talks about thieves now targeting bees in today’s Agri View. Thieves Targeting Bees Well, not only are America’s bee farmers losing hives to unstoppable disease, mites, and stress….
Bees Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
…and other factors still stressing bees, the overall increase is largely the result of constant replenishment of losses. Colony Collapse, while not a leading cause of loss, has perplexed scientists…
Young Californian Wins Bee Care Award
…including bees, bats, birds, and butterflies,” Reisdorf said in a press release. Reisdorf has had an interest in bees after taking a beekeeping course the fifth grade. After a while,…
Hummingbirds Need Our Help
…And like bees and other animals, if their food sources disappear, so could they. That could also hurt us because we also rely on their pollinating skills. And, they are…
Agri View: Colony Collapse Disorder Update
…now? Still looking. Still searching for a solution. We have learned that bees are not the only pollinators. But, they do pollinate one-third of the plants we eat. In 10…
Agri View: Busy as a Bee
…how busy a bee really can be. Pollinating blooms, collecting nectar. That is the general conception of a bees day. When they aren’t collecting nectar, they are cleaning the hives,…
Many Other Ways to Save Bees
…you can help and save bees. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Many Other Ways to Save Bees Planting native flowers and plants in and around our homes…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…such as plants with pity-stems for cavity-nesting bees, undisturbed ground to provide cover for soil-nesting bees, and planting butterfly host plants. Incorporating comprehensive pest management strategies that include non-chemical practices…
Best Plants to Plant to Feed the Bees
…bring out the bees. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Best Plants to Plant to Feed the Bees By now, we are more than well aware of the…