pollinators
Bees to the rescue: Protect your crops — on a micro level — while saving on labor and costs
{Sponsored} With industry-wide labor challenges persisting and growers facing increased costs, finding solutions that mitigate these factors is of utmost urgency. When regulations around amounts of chemicals that can be used are also considered, the... more »
Things to consider when renting bees for crop pollination
Back in the day, most farms kept a few bee hives to ensure crops received proper pollination. Adequate pollination in fruit orchards derives both yield and quality, while poor pollination often results in smaller, misshapen... more »
Vectorite product uses pollinators for delivery
A new product with a new way of delivering it was recently approved by the EPA. Bee Vectoring Technologies (BVT) recently received approval for Vectorite with CR-7, which uses Clononstachys rosea for use as a... more »
Bayer announces the 2018 Young Beekeeper Award Winners
The Bayer Bee Care Program today announced its 2018 Young Beekeeper Award winners, young people chosen for... more »
Fostering wild bees for orchard pollination
Be nice to wild bees: They live near your farm and go to work without being asked. Native pollinators are a force for good in Michigan orchards, and although they don’t draw paychecks, there is... more »
Bee feed patties introduced by company
America's Healthy Bees, LLC on Oct. 5 unveiled BeesVita Plus, a nutritional system supposed to bolster honey bees' immune systems, strengthen their resistance to pesticides, and improve their overall health. "We now have a scientific... more »
Honeybee numbers outlined by USDA
USDA has released data regarding the status of honeybee colonies in the United States. The information came from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board. Honeybee colonies for operations with five or more colonies... more »
Bee Vectoring Technologies gains official organic certification
Bee Vectoring Technologies (BVT) recently received official organic certification in the U.S., and its proprietary formulation of Vectorite with BVT-CR7 is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute. The listing means the product meets... more »
14-year-old beekeeper and farm honored for work
A 14-year-old beekeeper, and a pair at a farm working... more »
Could robots replace honeybees as pollinators?
The world’s honeybee population is in a steep decline that science has, so far, been unable to reverse. Some scientists are working on solutions to the culprits — diseases, pests, bee forage availability and pesticides... more »
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