Pollen For Lunch? Again?
by Ian Stell Bees get their key nutrients from pollen. There is a lot of nourishment within these woody particles, but they are hard…
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Pollinator Advocate Award
The American Bee Project Makes Land Available by Jamie Johansen, AgWired The Pollinator Advocate Award, given each year by the Pollinator Partnership and NAPCC,…
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The American Bee Project Makes Land Available by Jamie Johansen, AgWired The Pollinator Advocate Award, given each year by the Pollinator Partnership and NAPCC,…
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There Be Monarchs Here
After three summers without, Monarch adults have arrived again this season. Years gone by we had rabbles and swarms and kaleidoscopes of them arriving…
Read MoreCrops, Water and Pollination
As crops go, so goes pollination $$$$ Alan Harman California agriculture is weathering its worst drought in decades due to groundwater reserves, but the…
Read MoreAs crops go, so goes pollination $$$$
Alan Harman California agriculture is weathering its worst drought in decades due to groundwater reserves, but the American produce basket may come up dry…
Read MorePollinating Bats!
It’s not just the birds and bees that are losing habitat, pity the poor pollinating flying foxes! WHILE many people campaign to try to…
Read MoreEPA Gives Some Help. Finally.
Pollinator Science and Sharing Useful Information with Growers and Beekeepers. Finally. On June 20, 2014, President Obama issued a directive to federal agencies to…
Read MorePollinator Week 2014
Pollinator Week 2014 Mobilizes America for Pollinators The Pollinator Partnership (P2) announced today that its signature initiative, Pollinator Week, has reached significant new milestones…
Read MoreSo that’s where honey comes from
Nectar: A sweet reward from plants to attract pollinators Flowering plants need sugar transporter SWEET9 for nectar production Evolution is based on diversity, and…
Read MoreMonarch Butterfly Numbers Stunningly Low
Monarch Numbers Stunningly Low. Habitat loss, Climate change and Pesticides Contribute. WWF-Mexico hosted a press conference this morning to release the status of the…
Read MoreCold Affects Fruit Bloom, Pollination
Cold will affect fruit crops, and pollination jobs. Talk to your farmer and find out. This from a Fancy Fruit eNewsletter put out by…
Read MoreFirst Flower, Pollen, Pollination
First Flower, First Pollen Tube, First Pollinating Insect. How Cool Is That? CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 100-million-year old piece of amber has been discovered…
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