Tag: bees
Bees create buzz with annual 4-H challenge
Thousands of students in Ohio and seven other states will learn why bees dancing is a vital aspect of honeybee pollination as they participate in this year's 4-H Ag Innovations Experience, the Honey Bee Challenge.
Save the bees: Ortho removes pesticides thought to harm pollinators
The leading maker of home and garden pest control is removing neonicotinoids from its products.
How to build a bee box for native pollinators
Attracting native bees to your yard and garden helps your landscape thrive and supports surrounding ecosystems.
Partnership provides resources for pollinators
Planting wildflowers, native grasses and cover crops like buckwheat, mustard, clover and sunflowers provides high value food for honey bees.
Scientists point to several factors influencing declining honey bee population
Honeybees are responsible for pollinating more than 70 crops.
Flow Hive creates a buzz among beekeepers
The Flow Hive is said to simplify the honey-harvesting process by simply turning a knob on the hive.
Who wants to be a beekeeper? Plan spring hives now
Fall the best time to procure supplies, learn skills and build connections for thriving spring hives.
Wildflowers planted to boost Ohio bee population
In response to the decreasing bee population, the Ohio Department of Transportation has planted wildflowers along a state route to provide food for bees.
New pesticide labels will better protect bees and other pollinators
In an effort to protect pollinators, the U.S. Environmental Protection agency has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide products where bees are present.
Pollinator short course to focus on threats to bees
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, naturalists and others with an interest in bees are invited to attend The Power of Pollinators Short Course,...
