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Tag Archives: Pollination
Pressure on bee population in New Zealand discussed at meeting
Bee industry and horticultural interests are meeting in Auckland on Tuesday to discuss a research strategy to ensure the survival of honey bees and the pollination services they provide. Read more
Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides, Pollination
Tagged Pollination, varroa
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Apples and pears at risk in UK
British apples and pears are under threat because of a dramatic decline in honeybee numbers, experts have warned. Read More
Hand-pollination replaces bees in Sichuan
For 3,000 years, farmers in China’s Sichuan province pollinated their fruit trees the old-fashioned way: they let the bees do it. Flowers produce nectar that attracts bees, which inadvertently transfer sticky grains of pollen from one flower to another, fertilizing … Continue reading
Ore. researcher hopes dye attracts bees to fields
Oregon State University researchers hope that a fluorescent dye can attract more native bumblebees to farm fields to replace declining honeybees and boost the numbers of an insect essential to agriculture. Read More
Bad year for blueberry growers
Pollination of berry crops is taking place right now, however, a growing number of fields – and a decreasing number of bees – spells a bad year for berries, officials fear. Read More
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America, Pollination
Tagged canada, ccd, colony collapse disorder, Pollination
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Berries shrink in Canada as bees die
It could be a dark year for local blueberry growers, as bee populations continue to diminish at an unprecedented rate. Read More
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America
Tagged canada, ccd, colony collapse disorder, Pollination
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Farmers look at native pollinators
After an entomologist dug it up from its comfy underground home overlooking a cherry orchard, the longhorn bee was placed in a tiny glass vial and passed among a crowd of curious onlookers. To the orchardists, university extension agents and … Continue reading
Posted in North America, Pollination
Tagged ccd, colony collapse disorder, native pollinators, Pollination, usa, wyoming
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Farmers learn what it takes to attract native bees
After an entomologist dug it up from its comfy underground home overlooking a cherry orchard, the longhorn bee was placed in a tiny glass vial and passed among a crowd of curious onlookers. To the orchardists, university extension agents and … Continue reading
Apple growers feel sting of mysterious honeybee loss
Colonies of honeybees died across the region this winter, a year after the first national reports of a mysterious bee-killing phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder. Read more
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America, Pollination
Tagged ccd, colony collapse disorder, new york, Pollination, usa
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Colony Collapse Disorder, Then What?
Almond Pollination Exposed Vulnerabilities, and Resilience in Bee Colonies Read more
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America
Tagged ccd, colony collapse disorder, Pollination
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