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Garden: Helping pollinators in the winter
Many species of butterflies and moths use leaf litter for winter protection of eggs ... to wait until apple trees are in ...
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Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do
A 2005 study found bees evaluate the quality of nectar relative to their most recent feeding experience: Bees trained to visit a feeder with medium-quality nectar accepted it readily, whereas bees ...
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Bees in the fall garden
Females not only store provisions for their offspring like other bees; they also remain with, tend and feed their developing offspring through the winter. In the spring, the old queen and her now ...
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Can we save the bees that feed the world?
one recent study found that Slovenian bees had among the highest winter loss rates in Europe. And for bees involved in food production on a more industrial scale across the world, the stresses of ...
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Lincolnshire beekeeper says public needs to help starving bees
He urged people to help by putting out shallow bowls of sugared water to allow bees to feed. He added ... build up our colonies to get them through winter. By April the wildflowers provide ...