Human impacts go beyond fragmentation of habitat to other modifications. We are interested in how anthropogenic impacts from farming to logging to cattle grazing affect bee communities and pollination ...
Diane Drinkwater from the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) counters that "if bee health and welfare are prioritised, then the need for artificial pollination is largely unnecessary".
Today the humble honey bee provides us with a significant proportion of the food that we eat, all thanks to its action as a pollinating insect. And a large proportion of the world’s food supply ...
With the honey bee crisis continuing it's even more important to encourage native bees to ensure good pollination in the backyard vegetable garden and orchard. Just one hive is plenty for the average ...
Described before the United States won its independence, this fuzzy bee was once the most commonly observed bee in the United States. Its powers of pollination have nourished our ecosystems and ...
When the bee flies off and lands on another orchid it deposits the pollen, allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring ...