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Top 10 facts about bees

Top 10 facts about bees

May 23, 2020 Mike Crawford Leave a comment

1. Busy bees Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination.1 One out…

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It’s World Bee Day: Let’s Hear It For Our Native Bees

It’s World Bee Day: Let’s Hear It For Our Native Bees

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The bumble bee is one of hundreds of species of bees native to Illinois. (Judy Gallagher / Flickr) Did you…

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Blue Sky Science: How do bees make honey?

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Q How do bees make honey? Most bee species do not make honey, but those that do, as you might…

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‘Bee’ thankful for the evolution of pollen

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Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants must reproduce in order to produce new flowers, according to the U.S. Forest…

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Hungry bumblebees make plants flower early by cutting holes in their leaves

Hungry bumblebees make plants flower early by cutting holes in their leaves

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A hungry bumble bee cuts a hole in a leaf, stimulating the plant to flower early. When bumblebee queens emerge…

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Irish beekeeper's Covid Lego Beehive is fully functional, and houses 30,000 bees

Irish beekeeper’s Covid Lego Beehive is fully functional, and houses 30,000 bees

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• Ruairi O Leocháin of Athlone Wildlife Apiaries decided to make a lego beehive “just for a bit of craic”…

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Albania’s Bee-Keepers Buzzing Over Anticipated Best Year Ever

Albania’s Bee-Keepers Buzzing Over Anticipated Best Year Ever

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unnamed 2 While Albania has been on lockdown due to COVID-19, the country’s bees have been thriving. Beekeeper Gezim Skermo…

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World Bee Day: five projects making a difference to bees this year

World Bee Day: five projects making a difference to bees this year

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From refugee bee-keepers to the social enterprise turning defunct loyalty cards into emergency bee feeders, here’s a roundup of what…

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Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge

May 22, 2020 Kaity Crawford Leave a comment

The Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some…

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