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Their chances of survival are high based on the rural location of the accident, the time of year, and the observed behavior ...
Researchers have produced what is probably the most comprehensive list of bee species in Connecticut, noting 388 of them so ...
Roughly 250 million bees escaped into the wild when a commercial semi-truck rolled over in Washington state, prompting ...
It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise if you’ve seen a bee or two. But with that buzzing comes the seemingly routine deluge ...
When we picture beekeeping, most of us imagine jars of golden honey, gentle buzzes in summer gardens, and helpful pollinators ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Angela Mason Foster Extension Master Gardener Volunteer As gardeners, we often ...
The second half of May is peak season for one of the Vineyard’s most interesting bees, Colletes thoracicus, sometimes called ...
We can thank pollinators for at least every third bite of food we eat. Approximately 75% of the world’s flowering plants and 35% of our food crops rely on animal ...
The stingless bee Tetragonsica angustula (Latreille) is the only social bee known that has two different types of nest entrance guards. As in other stingless bees and the honey bee one type stands on, ...
Australia’s native bees are key to pollination and ecosystem balance. Some outperform honey bees in certain roles.
By collecting pollen and nectar, honeybees (seen here) and wild ones pollinate more than 75% of the world's crops, said ...
Patience, and the use of native plants, are a big boost to wildlife biodiversity. By Lisa Casey, ASLA The Lurie Garden buzzed ...