'Buzzing' project to spread awareness of importance of bees

'Buzzing' project to spread awareness of importance of bees

AN initiative has been launched to spread awareness of the importance of bees to young people through a creative project.

Study reveals native North American pollinators are at elevated risk of extinction - Ocala Gazette

A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction. This first-of-its-kind, taxonomically diverse assessment evaluated nearly 1,600 species—including bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats and hummingbirds—shedding light on the growing biodiversity crisis affecting ecosystems and food security. Key findings […] Share Post Email T…

Saving bees one hive at a time

Nearly 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In fact, one in every three bites of food is linked to honey bees.  With a lack of honey bee sanctuaries in the Midwest, and a bee population steadily declining, UW-Whitewater’s Beekeeping Club was born.  The bee mortality rate in Wisconsin is around 70%, according to president Samuel Ramirez Fercano.  “There is a new dis…

The Bees Are Disappearing Again

"Honeybee colonies are under siege across much of North America..." reported the New York Times last week. [Alternate URL here.] Last winter beekeepers across America "began reporting massive beehive collapses. More than half of the roughly 2.8 million colonies collapsed, costing the industry about...