BEE RESEARCH ...
THE BUZZ ...
Wild bee species on the decline
14 bee species found across New England on the decline by as much as 90 percent
POLLINATORS ...
Bumble bees in greenhouse vegetable production
Commercial bumble bees have life style, foraging behavior fitting for greenhouses
THE BUZZ ...
Endangered pollinators find friends
CCE of Monroe County 4-H team provides pollinator programming
THE BUZZ ...
Honeybee colony removal and re-hive event
Observe as a honeybee colony is removed and re-hived in a Langstroth hive
RESEARCH ...
Pesticide cocktail can harm honey bees
Combined with fungicide, 'bee safe' Sivanto leads to abnormal behavior & lower survival
STATEMENT ...
MFBF on Walz’s Executive Order on Pollinators
Paap calls Executive Order "a step in the right direction"
BEST BEE HOMES ...
Tool identifies best places to keep bees
Scores pollinator forage quality, nesting habitat quality, insecticide load
THE BUZZ ...
Wild bees flock to forests affected by severe fire
Greater abundance of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate & severe forest fires
MONARCHS ...