Would you take a road trip with 4 million bees?
There are so many reasons why I love working for The Best Bees Company. I’m employed amongst like-minded …
Pollination
Getting the Kids into Saving the Bees
Guest blog post by Eileen Guest. Convincing my kids to care about bees wasn’t as hard as I …
Save the Bees: What Can be Done?
Past entries of both the Best Bees blog and the Urban Beekeeping Laboratory blog have focused on specific …
Tips for Creating an Autumn Pollinator Oasis
Most gardeners start to rein in their outdoor activities after Labor Day. But honeybees and other pollinating insects stay busy well into the fall and even early winter. You can help them out by using the tips you’ll find in this post.
Maryland Cuts Back on Harmful Pesticides
For the past few years a #SavetheBees movement has been gaining momentum. This has been a product of …
Bumble Bees, Solitary Bees, Stingless Bees, Oh My!
We can thank honey bees for so many luxuries we enjoy, namely the pollination services that give us delicious …
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Bees and the Food Supply: A Symbiotic Relationship
Strawberries, apples, watermelon: we get these wonderful fruits, and nearly 70 other delicious foods and countless resources, through the help of bees. Believe it or not, these tiny animals are a huge influence on our food supply. However, too many bees are disappearing and with fewer bees, the impact on our food supply could be devastating.
Why Should Protecting Bees be a Top Conservation Priority?
You’ve probably heard that bees are among the most important creatures and that their extinction would be catastrophic to the global economy, ecology, and food production. Why, exactly, is this the case, and what can you do to help protect these vital workers?
Cultivate a Pollinator Paradise
Nearly 75% of all flowering plants need the help of other organisms in pollination. There are over 200,000 …
Spice Up The New Year
[vc_row row_type=”fullwidth_content”][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s that time of the year again when the weather is bleak, and we’re getting tired of …