Forest flowers key to bumble bee survival. Kenyan farmers forced to hand-pollinate. N.Y.C. bans pesticides in parks. New "bird book" for bees.
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Conservation Spring forest flowers likely a key to bumble bee survival, Illinois study finds (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) For more than a decade, ecologists have been warning of a downward trend in bumble bee populations across North America, with habitat destruction a primary culprit in those losses. While efforts to preserve wild bees in the Midwest often focus on restoring native flowers to prairies, a new study finds evidence of a steady decline in the availability of springtime flowers in wooded landscapes. “The forest is a really important habitat for bees early in the season that often gets overlooked in pollinator conservation planning.”
Forest flowers key to bumble bee survival. Kenyan farmers forced to hand-pollinate. N.Y.C. bans pesticides in parks. New "bird book" for bees.
Forest flowers key to bumble bee survival…
Forest flowers key to bumble bee survival. Kenyan farmers forced to hand-pollinate. N.Y.C. bans pesticides in parks. New "bird book" for bees.
Conservation Spring forest flowers likely a key to bumble bee survival, Illinois study finds (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) For more than a decade, ecologists have been warning of a downward trend in bumble bee populations across North America, with habitat destruction a primary culprit in those losses. While efforts to preserve wild bees in the Midwest often focus on restoring native flowers to prairies, a new study finds evidence of a steady decline in the availability of springtime flowers in wooded landscapes. “The forest is a really important habitat for bees early in the season that often gets overlooked in pollinator conservation planning.”