North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that funding is available for research and promotion of honey bees in the state of North Dakota. “The North Dakota Department of ...

FAIRBORN — Local beekeepers in Fairborn are working to combat the decline in honey bee populations, which is crucial for maintaining food production. According to the Ohio State University’s bee ...

THE POLLEN HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SOMETHING TO SNEEZE ABOUT THIS ALLERGY SEASON. YES, INDEED. ERIN BURNETT SUITED UP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS. ALL WEEK LONG WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE DOWNSIDES ...

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed advanced robotic insects that could aid farming through artificial pollination. They could prove especially useful in the ...

BOTHELL, Wash., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Solitary bees are super pollinators and vital to our food production and ecosystem. Leafcutter and blue orchard mason bees are two of the most productive ...

LAUREL - John and Shelley Wold produce alfalfa seed with the help of 10 million employees. Their harvest begins in the next few days, and they will take up to 1,200 pounds of seed per acre. "It takes ...

Honey production across the U.S. and Hawaii dropped in 2021, however, the beekeeping industry and craft remains popular on the Big Island. While the amount of honey produced dropped, prices increased ...

Along with the “dos,” there are a number of “don’ts.” Residents should avoid applications of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, all of which impact bees and other pollinators where they ...

This year’s frigid winter storm and summertime droughts may be responsible for decreased honey production in Texas. Since the state is one of the nation’s top producers, there will be even less honey ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Jim Watts calls himself a farmer, but he doesn’t raise livestock or crops. Watts is a bee farmer. Across the West, growers are turning to a tiny, overlooked insect to pollinate crops: ...