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"This study opens up new questions in bee ecology and host-microbe interactions ..."

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Become a Bee Hero: How to Create a Bee-Watering Station - Hasan Jasim Bees are vital to our ecosystem, but staying hydrated under the summer sun can be tough for them. Thankfully, you can easily create a bee-watering station to offer these busy pollinators a refreshing pitstop! Here’s what you’ll need: Materials: Instructions: Bonus Tip: Plant a vibrant pollinator...

"The prohibition covers 1.1 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat, ecological reserves and wildlife areas."

https://www.eenews.net/articles/california-bans-bee-killing-chemicals-on-state-lands/

"Volunteers net bumble bees then chill them to take close-up photos that enable identification. The bumble bees then slowly warm up and fly away."

Science Institute News | California Bumble Bee Atlas Wins Conservation Award The California Bumble Bee Atlas, a collaborative community science project developed to track and conserve the state’s native bumble bee species, has been awarded Conservationist of the Year by the Western Section Wildlife Society.

" ... extracts from killer bees ..."
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" ... but they’re not always the best pollinators ..."
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" ... scientists identify rising heat as a potential culprit for the decline in bee populations worldwide."

Bees face extinction due to climate change making it too hot to handle Scientists say rising heat as a potential culprit for the decline in bee populations worldwide.

" ... Monarch and Pollinator Highway Program, which was enacted via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021.:

New grants can make our roadsides bee-friendly Bees need more habitat. Our highways can help.

"Installing strips of diverse vegetation alongside crops can serve as alternative resources that protect pollinators from infectious diseases ..."

One-crop farming can be bad for bee health Fields of a single crop can harm bee health, but planting other types of vegetation nearby can protect pollinators from infectious diseases.

"Plant pollinator-attracting plants in and around your vegetable plot."

5 ways to make your vegetable garden a pollinator destination In making your vegetable garden welcoming to pollinators, remember that native bees (not honeybees) are the most vital.

"Bees show up for plants such as yarrow (Achillea), blue aster (Aster X frikartii) and Ceanothus."

How to attract pollinators to your garden Enticing birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators onto your property helps build a bountiful, relaxing space.

"Muth’s research will explore how ecology shapes the behavior of wild bees."

National Geographic Society Launches the Wildlife Intelligence Project Inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall and the Templeton Prize, the research initiative will support three National Geographic Explorers as they seek to uncover critical insights into animal behavior

"You can see the striking luminosity on their bodies.:

Luminescent bees with ‘unusual metallic reflections’ are discovered as new species The discovery may be partially thanks to former President Richard Nixon’s uncle.

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What it’s like to be a bee Alien minds are right here, all around you. Indeed, the perceptual world of bees is so distinct from ours, governed by completely different sense organs, and their lives are ruled by such different priorities, that they might be accurately regarded as aliens from inner space.

" . . . can be made of wood blocks or cardboard tubes."

How to Build a Bee House | UC Davis Magazine Bee houses for those that do not produce honey can be made of wood blocks or cardboard tubes.

"... bees also have a sweet tooth, and they won't hesitate to invade that feeder like it was set up for them."

Try TikTok's Clever Trick To Keep Bees From Invading Your Hummingbird Feeder - House Digest If your hummingbird feeder keeps getting overrun with bees, this idea from TikTok can help to draw bees away and clear the area for thirsty hummingbirds.

" ... allows only trained certified professionals to use them."

Gov. Signs Bee Protection Bill REGIONAL – California recently became the first West Coast state to ban over-the-counter sales of home gardening products that contain a toxic chemical known to kill bees, birds and butterflies.

"The Pollinator Protection Act bans over-the-counter sales of lawn and garden neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides by 2025, thereby limiting their use to trained professionals."

VICTORY: Gov. Newsom signs bill limiting bee-killing pesticides Makes California the tenth state to take similar action to save the bees.

The importance of honey bees.

Small but powerful: The impact of bees A local beekeeper explains why bees are so important and the benefits they may bring.

" ... more than 2,000 native bee species in California."

‘Something magical’ in the presence of bees Sara Carmody, a Chico State museum studies graduate student, has a passion for bees, museums and tools and through her volunteer docent position at Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum she’s found a way to b…

" ...their findings will help them detect the origins of various bee species."

Scientists are abuzz — they've figured out where bees originated An international team of scientists has found that the world's first bees emerged more than 120 million years ago from an ancient supercontinent encompassing Africa and South America.

“There’s very little that you have to do for the bees ..."

Backyard amateur beekeeping on the rise, including in San Diego County Local beekeepers rave about the environmental benefits and the personal joy in growing the bee population from home.

"It's sort of like a census for bumblebees, a tool to help guide their conservation."

A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.

May 20: World Bee Day. "Three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators." United Nations website

" ... cellophane bees “brew” a liquid food for their offspring ..."

The Brewmasters of the Insect World – The Fascinating Biology of Cellophane Bees A recent investigation has revealed information about the subterranean microbreweries used by ground-nesting bees. The microbiomes of cellophane bees, a species known for using cellophane-like materials to construct their subterranean nests and for their vital role as pollinators, have been found b

“Honeybees will gather a vast number of microbes day to day, far beyond things they are seeking out."

How’s Your City Doing? Ask the Honeybees. Our neighborhood bees possess valuable information about a city’s health that could benefit everything from pathogen surveillance to environmental justice.

" ... among the first scientists to shed light on the secret lives of bees, ..."

How a High School Teacher Changed Early 20th-Century Insect Science Systemic racism kept him from a position in higher education—but it didn't stop Charles Henry Turner from rewriting our understanding of bees, ants, and cockroaches.

" ... beekeepers call the “four Ps”: parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition, as well as habitat loss for wild and native bees."

Bees face natural challenges By Jennie L. Durant University of California, Davis THE CONVERSATION The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species — including some that already face other stresses. I’ve bee...

How to vaccinate a honeybee: The vaccine is put into a sugar candy that the queen bee eats.
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A new vaccine will protect honeybees from a bacterial disease affecting their larvae The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can affect the bee's larvae.