Pollination and Bees
Information on pollination and bees, including gardening for native pollinators, such as butterflies, hummingbirds and beneficial insects like moths and wasps. Tips on bee health, Beekeeping 101, and pollination requirements for fruits and nuts.
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Beekeeping Around the World: Thailand
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Feb 22, 2024Event Format On-Demand | RecordedOur renewed Beekeeping Around the World Series returns, highlighting the unique practices of honey beekeeping in Thailand! -
ArticlesMonitoreo de Varroa con lavado de alcohol
Este método de monitoreo de varroa está basado en el lavado de abejas con alcohol. -
ArticlesManteniendo abejas melÃferas
Las abejas de la miel pueden ser manejadas para producir una gran variedad de productos, pero su mayor valor está en el rol que juegan en la polinización de cultivos agrÃcolas. -
ArticlesPollination Requirements for Various Fruits and Nuts
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male part (anther) of a flower to the female part (pistil) of the same or another flower of the same sort. -
ArticlesPlanting for Pollinators
While springtime can often mean ants coming into the kitchen, other insects and animals are hard at work outside pollinating plants. -
ArticlesMason Bees in the Home Garden
Learn about the importance of mason bees as pollinators and how to encourage their activity in your garden. -
ArticlesSpring Bees: Who Are They and Where Do They Live?
While spring is the beginning of the beekeeping season, early blooming plants not only feed honey bees but also hundreds of native solitary bee species that emerge at around the same time. -
ArticlesPumpkin Pollinators
Pumpkin fruit set can be affected by a number of production and environmental factors. -
ArticlesUsing Common Weeds to Create a Flowering Lawn for Pollinators
Throughout the years, homeowners have spent considerable time and money trying to achieve a perfectly green and weed-free lawn. However, a yard that is just grass is a floral desert for pollinators. -
ArticlesMake Your Property Pollinator Friendly
Providing shelter and nesting sites for pollinators. -
ArticlesBees and Wasps: Foraging for Food in the Fall
In the fall, bees and wasps are on the hunt for sweets or carbohydrates, the primary energy sources that keep them flying and active for other routine activities. -
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Beekeeping Around the World: Switzerland
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Apr 13, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedLearn about managing bees in bee houses and how queen breeders mate their queens in remote parts of the Swiss Alps. -
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Beekeeping Around the World: Argentina
When Watch NowRecorded Apr 6, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedLearn about drone congregation areas for honey bees, where they form, and how European and African honey bees hybridize. -
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Beekeeping Around the World: China
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 30, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedChina has developed a line of bees that produce royal jelly, which is used in cosmetics and medicine. Discover how royal jelly is made! -
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Beekeeping Around the World: Australia
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 23, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedLearn about the parasites that have reached Australia, how authorities are reacting, and how beekeepers are dealing with the pests. -
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Beekeeping Around the World: East Africa
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 20, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedLearn about beekeeping in Kenya and the challenges they face, keeping bees in traditional log hives, and how beekeepers manage highly aggressive colonies. -
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Beekeeping Around the World: Apimondia
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 2, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedApimondia is the International Organization of Beekeeping Associations. Discover why beekeeping is so popular all over the world! -
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Beekeeping Around the World: The Canadian Prairies
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Mar 9, 2023Event Format On-Demand | RecordedLearn how bees are kept inside buildings during the long cold winters in the Canadian Prairies and how large amounts of honey are extracted in the spring. -
ArticlesNative Shrubs for Pollinators
The continued creation of pollinator habitat in the average home garden is essential, not only for the pollinators themselves but also for the vast majority of land species on Earth, including us. -
ArticlesA Quick Reference Guide to Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators, and Diseases
Information about common honey bee maladies, including varroa mite, tracheal mite, bee louse, skunks, bears, foulbrood, and nosema. -
Guides and Publications$5.00Biology and Pollination Services of the Squash Bee
In this booklet, you will learn more about the biology of squash bees, Eucera (Peponapis) pruinosa, and how to help them thrive on your Cucurbita farm or in your garden. -
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Beekeeping 101
Sections 10Length 9 hoursLearn about the science and practice of beekeeping, including bee biology, behavior, hive management, equipment, diseases, pests, bee products, and pollination.
