
Bee-killing pesticide approved for emergency use in the UK
The U.K. government is reversing a ban on a dangerous pesticide. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and British...

New global bee map gives scientists a conservation baseline
Bees are crucial pollinators for crops that humans consume, but their populations are on the decline. Now, a new,...

The Ray integrates plants and pollinators along I-85
Along The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of I-85 that starts at the Georgia and Alabama state line, cars and trucks race...

New solar farm in Indiana boosts local pollinators
Goodbye, dirty old coal-fired power plant. Hello, sunshine, bees and butterflies. That's what the folks...

Celebrate National Pollinator Week from June 22-28
Thirteen years ago, Pollinator Partnership initiated the annual designation of a week in June to help address the...

IKEA offers open-source design for Bee Homes
While nearly everyone has heard of IKEA, you may not be familiar with its design lab, called SPACE10, which is...

Invasive "murder hornets" arrive in US, threaten honeybees
If you’ve been itching to get back to the outside world, two words might make you think again: murder hornets....

UK bees and wildflowers thrive during lockdown
While humans stay at home and the workforce cuts back to only those who provide essential services, mowing the...

The best plants for attracting pollinators to your yard
Pollination occurs when pollinators, like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, feed on the sweet nectar from flowers....

Urban Beehive Project creates a buzz around honeybee education
In Charlottetown, Canada, a delightful buzz of eco-friendly activity has descended on a new public destination...

The Garden House features greenery and bee-friendly landscapes
The Garden House by Christos Pavlou Architecture is a physical representation of the potential for urban gardens...

Girl Scouts build bee hotels to help save wild bees
Wild bee populations in the United States face catastrophic collapse from climate change, habitat loss, shrinking...

Native bees are going extinct without much buzz
While the nation buzzes about the massive die-off of honeybees, native bumblebees are quietly going extinct. Although...

Record-breaking honeybee deaths recorded for last winter
Depending on who you ask, either the mites or the pesticides are to blame for the record-breaking bee decline among...

Studio NAB wants to boost urban biodiversity with an insect hotel at a bus stop
Waiting for the bus is usually a drag, but what if the experience could instead become an opportunity to be closer...