Homeschool Happenings group gets a lesson in beekeeping in Orwigsburg.
Ollie Watkins and Emi Martínez hope to be available for Saturday's clash
It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, new research from York University has found.
The annual national bee count to monitor how wild bees in the Netherlands are doing is starting on Monday and will last until March 24. Anyone with a balcony, garden or a nearby piece of greenery is welcome to participate in the count. There are some 360 bee species in the Netherlands, half of which are on the red list of threatened species. Around 34 species have already become extinct. The annual count is meant to monitor bee numbers and
The rusty patched bumble bee was once common from Minnesota to the northeastern U.S. and in the Appalachian Mountains
The students' dedication and knowledge throughout the over two hour competition was noted by the judges.
Recent research by the University of New Mexico alumnus Melanie Kazenel and colleagues predicts climate change will reshape bee communities in the southwest United States, with some thriving and others declining. The research, titled "Heat and desiccation tolerances predict bee abundance under climate change," was recently published in Nature.
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW)-- Bees are responsible for the pretty spring blooms we're seeing outside, but the declining numbers of their hives pose a threat to both the economy and the nation's food supply. According to the Department of Agriculture, South Carolina has lost close to 23% of Honeybee colonies in two years. In Murrells []
Mass-blooming, monoculture crop fields don't seem to reduce the microbial diversity in a bee's gut, University of Oregon researchers have found in a study of sunflower farms, but they do amplify the spread of infectious parasites.
By Matt Solomon Published: April 09th, 2024
“This research has truly been a team effort.”
Director of the East Fairmont band T.J. Bean described the weekend of performances as “fabulous”.