Efforts to promote the future health of both wild bees and managed honeybee colonies need to consider specific habitat needs, such as the density of wildflowers. At the same time, improving other ...

A ground nesting bee pollinates a flower in New Hampshire. The species is one of 14 declining wild bee species identified in a study published in April 2019 by researchers at the university. The new ...

Bees are critically important pollinators to support and protect. Along with other insects, bees are essential components of agriculture by pollinating fruits, vegetables and other crops. Pollinator ...

Bees are critically important pollinators to support and protect. Along with other insects, bees are essential components of agriculture by pollinating fruits, vegetables and other crops. Pollinator ...

Sustainability must be a priority in modern America, and sustainable alternatives protect the health of ecosystems, including ...

On the edge of a narrow gravel road near Mahnomen, Fred Specht jumps from his truck and points out the site where he planted a patch of prairie four years ago. "As you can see, it's kind of low ...

KIND Healthy Snacks used the recent World Bee Day to announce it is on track to source the majority — 51% — of its almonds from bee-friendly farms by the end of the year. The announcement follows the ...

Spring will soon give way to summer in Washington state, continuing an abundance of bird song and greenery and the hum of pollinators as a harbinger of the bountiful season ahead. But that hum is much ...

To the editor — A huge call-out to Don Flyckt of Yakima County Master Gardeners on his article on bee habitat. More than 85% of the world’s flowering plants need bees and other pollinators to produce, ...

The My Backyard Habitat column first appeared in The Newtown Bee three years ago this month with our inaugural article, “Why ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is endangered and losing some of its last habitat, an Illinois prairie. A multi-million dollar airport expansion is stalled because of a last-minutes sighting of the bees.

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – This wildflower trail weaves through a natural pollinator habitat, inviting visitors to delight in the sights and sounds of bees and butterflies flitting between flowers.