Ah, the beloved honeybee. They’re fuzzy and social. They make honey and beeswax. Children draw them and backyard beekeepers dote on them. But honeybees – brought to North America by European settlers ...
Many people conflate all bees together, but native solitary bees are actually very different from honeybees. Solitary bees are native, while honeybees are introduced species. Honeybees in Arizona are ...
Honeybees pollinate much of the food we eat, including fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables. Because our food supply relies on honeybees, the agricultural industry closely monitors their population and ...
In the world of bees, honey bees get a lot of attention and right now, massive numbers of honey bees are disappearing. This ...
One of the major challenges faced by pollinators is that much of their habitat has been co-opted for human use. Usually, it’s altered in ways that make it inhospitable for pollinators as well as other ...
The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, while leaves turn glorious colors and begin to fall from the trees. For ...
Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.
Birdhouse-style “bee hotels” are coming to seven New York City public plazas to help at-risk native pollinators thrive — but one expert says they’re not going to fly in the concrete jungle. The city’s ...
Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival and subsequent spread of the Varroa mite.
The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, while leaves turn glorious colors and begin to fall from the trees. For ...
The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, while leaves turn glorious colors and begin to fall from the trees. For ...