The reason that bees are so effective at food crop pollination is that they deliberately ... support native pollinators throughout their life stages. Start by choosing plants that bloom very ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the ...

“Losses have been increasing steadily,” said Priya Chakrabarti Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at WSU. “Pollination demands haven’t gone down, so beekeepers face ...

They are more like livestock, raised by farmers for honey and bee products production as well as commercial use as pollinators. Many crops have pollination as a yield limiting factor like it is ...

Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring pollen from the male to the female parts of the same plant. The late spider orchid however is pollinated ...

Researchers from several US and Canadian universities looked at seven major fruit, vegetable and nut crops that are dependent on pollination - by wild bees and managed honeybees, which are often ...