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Millions of migrating monarch butterflies descend on Mexico

Monarch butterflies arrived in central Mexico at the end of their 2,000-mile migration.

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John LaRose Jr.
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How to start honey bee keeping business

Honey Bee keeping for profit

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Economics, Sustainability, Pollinators,

BSU sustainability project: Many threats to modern bee populations exist in the Midwest

Specialist: Largest threat to bees is a parasite that attacks the bee’s bloodstream, which leads to a high mortality rate.

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These Stingless Bees Build One Of A Kind Spiraling Hives -

While some of us might think otherwise, we don’t know that much about bees. If asked, we would probably describe a bee as a yellow and black pollinator who makes honey and has the ability to painfully sting once they feel threatened. But the truth is, there are around 20,000 species of bees and the […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim

The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Pesticides, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Fruit, Research, Pollinators,

As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits

Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows. A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found this approach led to a 95% reduction in pesticid

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Bee colonies have collapsed across the US. One company has developed a high-tech solution

Tiny sensors let beekeepers know if there’s a problem in the hive so they take action before it’s too late

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Where To Place A Beehive - Can You Put It In The Woods?

Knowing where to place a beehive is crucial to your bees' wellbeing. Planning to place your beehives in the woods? Here's what you should know before you do that

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This home for bees is nicer than yours

Behold the Beezantium!

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Putting honeybee hives on solar parks could boost the value of UK agriculture

The value of UK agriculture could be boosted by millions of pounds a year if thousands of honeybee hives were deployed on solar parks across the country, a new study reveals.

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