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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Pollinators,

I’ve never seen this shade of pollen before!!!!

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, Genes /Genetics, Pollinators,

Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects

In a Yucatan nature park, engineered genes influence nectar production, affecting ants’ and maybe pollinators’ attraction to the wild cotton plants.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Pollinators, Education,

Wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes

Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba bean (also known as broad bean) provide valuable sources of food for bees, which, in turn, contribute to the pollination of both the crops and nearby ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Beekeeping,

fascinating research on honey bee health

Four Nutrients in Flower Pollens Improve Honey Bee Gut Health : USDA ARS

For the first time, four nutritional compounds found in different flowers have been directly proven to enhance gut health of honey bees, boosting their immune system and increasing lifespan, based on a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service scientists.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 image 4 years ago
Topics: Beekeeping, Pollinators,

This is pollinator week so here's a photo of my grandsons' honey bee hives in front of their beautiful pollinator flowers, which sit on the edge of their strawberry fields.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Pollinators, Education,

Microbe protects honey bees from fungal infections

IU researchers have identified a microbe that inhibits fungal growth in honey bees, which pollinate crucial crops.

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Jay Byrne
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Topics: Beekeeping, Pollinators,

Happy National Pollinator Week. A great resource to stay on top of the latest trends, issues and facts is the Genetic Literacy Project: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/tag/pollinators/

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Research, Pollinators,

06/22/2021 SOURCE: phys.org

Bee-impersonating flies show pollinator potential

A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and farms, new research from Washington State University shows.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Ag Africa, Pollinators,

South African worker honeybees reproduce by making near-perfect clones of themselves

A team of researchers from the University of Sydney, the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute and York University, has found that workers in a species of honeybee found in South Africa reproduce by ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Pollinators,