Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Contacts for media: Emily Gowdey-Backus, [email protected] and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, [email protected] LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass ...

News Pacific NW In cool spring, bees struggle to pollinate Northwest cherry crop May 13, 2022 Updated Fri., May 13, 2022 at 9:42 p.m. One honey bee nestles in a flower and another is in flight at Hood ...

Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated either by wind shaking flowers or by bees, which fly into the flowers and vibrate, releasing the pollen into the air. But inside a greenhouse or indoor ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

Is AI taking over the jobs of bumblebees? Well, not exactly. Bumblebees are typically used to pollinate plants in glasshouses all over the world. However, they are prohibited in Australia, so ...