National Pollinator Week: How to protect bees, other pollinators

From roundabout gardens to park meadows, how cities across Canada are encouraging pollinators

From tiny roundabout gardens filled with native plants to a three-year pollinator meadow research project, municipalities across the country are showing that even small changes to public spaces can improve pollinator diversity and help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Pollinator Week highlights critical role of Arizona's bees, bats and birds

Bees, bats and hummingbirds are doing more than buzzing around — they’re keeping Arizona’s ecosystems and food supply alive.

National Pollinator Week: How to protect bees, other pollinators

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- National Pollinator Week runs from June 16 through June 22 this year. The annual event, founded by Pollinator Partnership and first recognized by the U.S. Senate in 2007, aims to celebrate pollinators while spreading awareness on how to best protect them. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Pollinators move pollen from one flower to another for fertilization and rep…

Virus Transmission Between Bee Species Does Not Generate New Variants,

A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota has provided critical insights into the dynamics of viral transmission between managed Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) and native bumblebee populations, particularly Bombus griseocollis. This extensive observational research, spanning three years and involving genomic sequencing of viral pathogens, reveals that while viral spillover occurs from honey bees to bumbl…

National Pollinator Week at Michigan State University (MSU) – Planting for the Future

June 16-22 is National Pollinator Week, when people across the United States take action to support pollinators. Making positive changes for pollinators is part of the work at Michigan State University (MSU) all through the year, so Pollinator Week provides a chance to highlight the activities underway to make the MSU campus a positive place for pollinators and people.The Sustainability Office coordinates campus-wide activities that have helped …

MDOT/SHA Assists ts Native Pollinators

It plans native plants on some of its property to encourage pollinators to feed and nest. Photos of the development of some property into pollinator habitats (Photos from SHA) Frederick, Md (KM) We are all aware the Maryland Department of Transportation/State Highway Administration is known for building, repairing and maintaining the state’s road network, but it’s also  involved in assisting native pollinators. Spokesman Charlie Gischlar says SH…