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Beescape is a free, web-based resource that compiles data from several sources to assess bee habitats and risks anywhere in ...
Identifying Bees and Wasps Wasps have slim bodies and narrow waists that connect thorax and abdomen. Bees have thick, rounded ...
Scientists found that bees follow subtle microclimate cues - tiny shifts in heat and humidity that shape pollination and boost crow yields.
Killing the mites with pesticides is complex: The mites have grown resistant to some chemicals, so beekeepers have to routinely swap out different pesticides while trying to avoid contaminating the ...
That's what Boston is doing, too. The city's Office of Green Infrastructure is transforming strips of grass along its roadways — both the edges and in the middle — into a type of "green infrastructure ...
Honeybee on Nepeta. Photos by Melinda Nestlerode There are over 20,000 (non-honeybee) native bees in the world, 4,000 of whom reside in the United States, and 1,600 are native to California. Native ...
The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a ...
A world-first trial led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit ...
Hundreds of flatbed loads of honey bees are trucked into Washington every spring, enabling the production of apples, cherries, pears and berries in the state.
It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...
A proposal in the California Legislature would pay for more research to save honey bees, but it could be a tough sell amid a ...
After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus on vertebrates and plants . Yet extreme fires ...