Bees are an essential and indispensable part of the ecosystem; however, that does not mean you have to share your house with them. A beehive inside the property can be very inconvenient and pose serious threats to the inhabitants of the house. Identify the species before you begin the bee c...
No Abstract available for this article.doi:10.1007/s10841-011-9418-3Alison LoramSpringer NetherlandsJournal of Insect ConservationGardening for butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects:a how-to guide. Alison Loram,Jan Miller-Klein. Journal of Insect Conservation . 2011...
It means that the best way to draw bees to your garden is byplanting large groupings of flowers, or flowering trees, that produce a lot of nectar. Some plants are better at this than others. Generally, native plants that have many flowers, like shrubs and trees, are best. Try natives ...
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Bees are heralded as the only species to produce food consumed by humans, although they have a lot of other qualities. Unfortunately, some of these qualities also make them problematic. Depending upon the species, they can be aggressive or even cause damage to your home. The worst part is ...
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Wasps often are beneficial to mankind. Several species are used by humans as parasites to control pests, such as in agriculture. Others are predators that help maintain insect populations. Others function as pollinators and help with plant fertilization. ...
Bees love coneflowers! Harvesting Cut flowers for arrangements when petals are expanding. Vase life is 5 to 7 days. Leave some of the spent blooms so that birds can eat the seed through the fall and winter. Harvest some flowers to dry for herbal teas. ...
Thebeesused the trick they were taught by their colony mates more than 98 per cent of the time, even when more than half of them figured out the other lever worked just as well. “Even when they found the easy alternative, they still flipped back to the demonstrated behaviour,” say...
back to theage of the pharaohs, when migratory beekeepers floated the Nile in search of bee colonies, collecting honey for embalming, preservation and sustenance. Similar stories of humans and honey span centuries and empires. No wonder honeybees are so central to our understanding of pollinators...