Flowers Evolving
Study: Flowers are Starting to Self-Pollinate Due to Fewer Insects Flowers are “giving up on” pollinators and evolving to be less attractive to them…
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Whole Foods Pollinator Health Policy
Whole Foods Market Unveils New Pollinator Health Policy for Fresh Produce and Floral Whole Foods Market announced a new pollinator policy for its Fresh…
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USDA Cost of Pollination
Cost of Pollination ISSN: 2475-4315 Released December 15, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture…
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Penn State Pollen ID
Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab offers pollen identification service By Noah Evans UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab now…
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Improving Cherry Harvest
Pollination By More Than One Bee Species Improves Cherry Harvest University of Gothenburg To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by…
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LEDs Improve Pollination
How can LEDs improve Bee Pollination in Greenhouses? Bees are an essential partner in helping pollinate our flowers, enabling healthy production of quality fruits…
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Pollen ID Lab Reopened
Dr. Heather Thakar has re-opened Texas A&M’s Palynology Laboratory! It took some time to regroup after Dr. Vaughn Bryant’s death. However, they are again…
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Pollinators Get a Boost from CDFA
Pollinators Get a Boost in Santa Barbara Thanks to CDFA Funds By Community Environmental Council Recently, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded…
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Honey Bee Colony Movements
Thousands of commercial honey bee colonies are transported long distances to pollinate California almonds. The California-grown almonds in your trail mix or almond milk…
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Tracking Pollinators in Ireland
How technology is giving nature – and pollinators – a helping hand in Armagh Gary McDonald Business Editor NATURE – and the art of…
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The Useful And Versatile Castor Bean Plant
By Connie Krochmal A number of oilseed crops happen to be good plants for bees, including the castor bean (Ricinus communis). Reportedly native to…
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Chicory
By: Connie Krochmal Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a common wayfarer that occurs over much of North America. The plant is most common in the…
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Walnuts As Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal This ancient group of plants dates to the Jurassic Age. Around 15 to 20 species are native to the New…
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Hard Times For Tupelo Honey
By: Elisabeth Doehring Deep into Gulf County an echo fills the trees and riverbank. A flash of black darts streak across the air. Bullseye! The…
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Button Bush
By: Connie Krochmal Depending on the location, button bush can be a large shrub or small tree. lthough button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) may not…
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Corporate Potentials For Increasing Pollinator Habitat And Populations
By: Steven Payne Federal and state government programs in recent years have been announced and initiated to try to create better habitat and forage…
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Some Carrot Family Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal The Umbelliferae family is a treasure trove of pollinator plants. This group is named for the flower heads, which are typically umbrella-shaped….
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2018 Almond Pollination Market Outlook: Demand, Supply, and Contracts
By: Brittney Goodrich The end of 2017 is here, and the upcoming almond pollination season in California looms on the horizon. Many of you…
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The Eastern Huckleberries As Bee Plants
Native to North and South America, huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.) are most common in the East. Around eight species are found to the U.S. Typically…
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Midwest Foraging
By: Connie Krochmal This article will conclude the series on foraging book reviews. “Midwest Foraging-115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild…
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