Beewise is a company whose product is an innovative beehive box that aims to better the well-being of bees and promote their longevity. There are global efforts by organizations and governments to prevent pesticides and plant more pollinator-friendly flowers that will help increase the bee populations naturally. The protection of […]
Bumblebees are doing more than just bumbling around our gardens-they’re assessing plants and checking out which flowers are the richest with pollen and nectar. The relationship between flowers and pollinators goes back some 130 million years. When checking out plants, these insects leave behind scent marks that inform them which […]
Bees are pivotal for the environment and are busy working to pollinate a lot of plants. Without them, the eco system would crash. This is why it’s important to welcome them in your garden-they’re actually doing you a favor. And, why not help your important guests and offer them some […]
A team of Californian researchers has identified the most helpful flowers for bees as an effort to aid the conservation of the North American bumblebee whose population is declining. In the world, there are around 20,000 known species of bees, 4000 of which are US native, according to the US […]
Even on the most silent days, our world is full of sounds like that of birds chirping, winds flowing through trees, and insects humming around. And, the ears of the predators and preys are attuned to each other’s presence. Sound is indeed pivotal for life and survival and this fact […]
In the US, unfortunately, organic agriculture is far away from becoming mainstream, particularly with companies like Bayer that are constantly pushing for pesticide use and application of intensive farming methods. However, though the US continues approving GMOs, toxins, pesticides, and other intensive agriculture methods, other parts of the world are […]
Unfortunately, the bumblebee has been added to the growing list of endangered species alongside the northern spotted owl, the grizzly bear, the gray wolf, and around 700 other animal species on the verge of extinction. Once present in abundance in the prairies and grasslands in the East and Midwest, this […]