There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...

Bees pollinate more than a third of the world’s crops. So what would happen if they went extinct? For one, it would likely halve the number of fruits and vegetables on supermarket shelves. Plus, it ...

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Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

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When I first planted my garden, it felt like setting up a stage for a performance, where the main actors—bees and butterflies ...

For many years now, there has been a very strong movement to bring attention to the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem. From my view within the garden industry, this movement has created ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Bees might not be your favorite insects out there. After all, their stings can really hurt. Hand: Ouch! Narrator: But as far as important species go, ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The growing season is in full swing as those ever-popular warm-season vegetables are going into the ground or in containers. I just planted some ‘Sweet 100 ...

Bees are getting so scarce and so valuable that people are stealing hives from almond farms in California and selling them at steep prices. That's because the populations of both domestic honeybees ...