Unlike animals, plants can’t move around to find a mate, so they have to rely on pollination, mainly from insects. It’s how they reproduce. Our job as gardeners is to help our plants to achieve pollination, so that we can increase our chances of a bumper crop while also helping the...
But experts say we should be taking care of all our bees.Researchers say conservation efforts should be aimed at a wide number of species—even those that currently contribute little to crop pollination—in order to maintain biodiversity and ensure future food security. (4) ...
ABSTRACTSarah A. MaxfieldTaylor
When we think of pollinatorsbeesare typically the first thing that comes to mind, but in Michiganhummingbirds,moths, andfliesall help to pollinate plants across the Great Lakes State, as well as other animals likebatsare imperative to the pollination process. In fact, many of the crops we ...
When we think of pollinatorsbeesare typically the first thing that comes to mind, but in Michiganhummingbirds,moths, andfliesall help to pollinate plants across the Great Lakes State, as well as other animals likebatsare imperative to the pollination process. ...
What comes to mind when someone mentions bees or wasps or ants? Do you recoil a little bit at memories of painful stings or ruined picnics? Would you feel differently if you knew that those creatures may benefit humans more than any other insect group? With more than 150,000 named species...
In addition to the benefits that our honeybees provide to the agricultural industry, they also provide similar pollination services to wild plants and flowers. Many of our trees, such as willow and poplar, benefit from the pollination services of honeybees, which help to preserve and spread our...
How do bees make honey? Although worker bees only live for approximately six weeks, they spend their lives performing tasks that benefit the survival of their colony. Around the time a worker bee turns 10 days old, she develops a unique wax-producing gland inside her abdomen. Workers forage...
Bees, the cute winged insects that make sure to keep the pollination alive, are the most important part of our ecosystem. Unfortunately, the honey bee colonies aredecreasingalarmingly, which can have an adverse effect on our climate. So, how about playing your little part and learning the ways...
Bees benefit flowering plants by helping the plants reproduce, via pollination. Because plants cannot seek out mates the way animals do, they must rely on outside agents, called vectors, to move their genetic material from one plant to another. Such vectors include bees, certain birds and wind...