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Wild bee shortages are hitting West Michigan farmers hard, according to a new national study.Researchers at the University of Vermont, Michigan State…
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Honey bees pollinate about a third of the crops in the U.S—that’s about $15 billion of the agricultural economy. But honeybees have had a tough time…
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With it being National Pollinator Week, we continue our series, "The Business of Bees."It started centuries ago, scooping honey out of a tree.Today,…
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Michigan’s state apiarist – call him the “bee czar” – says a surge of interest by backyard beekeepers is helping the struggling honeybee…
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Honey bees are under attack from a lot of threats.Researchers say varroa mites are the biggest threat. They suck blood from bees, and can kill entire…
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A Michigan environmental group says gardeners should be careful when buying plants – they may be inadvertently harming bees.The Ann Arbor-based Ecology…
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That’s right, bees rule. At least that what my second grader thinks after she studied them at school.“You wrote bees rule. Why do bees rule?” I asked.“I…
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Beekeepers have to keep their honeybees healthy against a lot of challenges: deadly mites, pesticides and harsh winters.Once they make it to the spring…
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You can thank a bee for about one of every three bites of food we eat.Jeff Pettis is the research leader for the Bee Research Lab with the Agricultural…
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It’s been a tough winter for honeybees. Bees already face several obstacles, including parasitic mites, habitat loss, and pesticides.Those factors and…