Buzzing from coast to coast
Feed a Bee, Bayer Bee Care’s initiative for increasing pollinator forage and education across the United States, is well underway in its third year. Since its ...
Pollinators
Ecosystem medicine: Effective integrated vegetation management
Early in my career as a utility forester, I recommended a broadcast treatment of wetland-approved herbicides on a stand of red maple trees growing under a high ...
Bringing innovation and success to pollinator habitat project design
When designed with updated tools, technology and a wider range of appropriate species, pollinator habitat can help make “every acre the best it can be” for ...
Blooming buds and busy bees: How to prepare hives for spring
Spring brings a multitude of color and warmth into the environment, and for me personally, a beekeeper, spring means active honey bees and the promise of another ...
Opening up the conversation on pollinators at the TWS conference
September will be here before you know it, and as summer transitions into fall, The Wildlife Society will be hosting its 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New ...
Surveying native bee species
There are close to 4,000 species of bees in North America. Bees are distinct from wasps and flies in that they are insects that collect pollen and nectar to feed ...
Golf’s green opportunities: The birds and the bees
Despite the environmental benefits to honey bees and pollinators, diverse ecosystems struggle to gain acceptance on golf courses due to prevailing expectations for ...
Bayer Bee Care raises commitment to TWS as Strategic Partner
Bayer Bee Care has raised their commitment to The Wildlife Society, signing an agreement to move from Premier to Strategic Partner. The mutually beneficial ...
Feed a Bee launches RFP for $500,000 pollinator forage initiative
Research Triangle Park, NC — Bayer, in coordination with the new Feed a Bee steering committee, today announced a call for proposals to establish additional ...
Smart hives and healthy colonies
How does a beekeeper know if his honey bee colonies are healthy? Traditionally, it required going to the apiary, taking the lid off a hive and removing each ...