Planting tomatoes in the garden this year? Better hope you have bumblebees too, because tomato flowers need a good shaking to get the pollen out. “What the bumblebee does is grab a tomato flower, ...
In this video Kevin explains his "Stiller" vertical split designed collapse resistant brood box for native bees and ...
Native bees are a natural hidden treasure. From forests and coastal wetlands, to farms and urban gardens, there are over 3,500 native bee species in the United States providing an invaluable ecosystem ...
When you think ‘bees,’ you probably think of a neat stack of white hive boxes and the jars of honey on the store shelves. But there’s a lot more to bees than the agricultural staple, the European ...
Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native ...
Backyard beekeepers have new options for hive boxes, supplies and even clothing, thanks to a brother/sister team raised in Eugene along with a colleague of theirs from Portland. Bespoke Bee Supply, ...
Many of these so-called “solitary bees,” which include mason bees, leafcutter bees, and carder bees, look more like flying ants than fuzzy yellow bees, but they’re valuable pollinators just the same.
Lauren Anderson, founder of Calm and Confidence, holds a frame full of comb and covered in honey bees. Credit: Sara Reeves As humanity continually seeks to reconnect with the rhythms of nature, one ...
During an era of COVID-19 restrictions, Cornell’s Bee Club remains in bees-ness with in-person beekeeping and educational events. Catherine Crosier ‘22, one of the Bee Club’s co-presidents, says that ...