Pollination Lessons Learned From Inside the Almond Orchard

Learn how wild bees boost blueberry quality.

Climate change is turning up the heat in blueberry fields. Learn how rising temperatures can disrupt blueberry pollination.

Blueberry growers should look beyond honey bees to wild bees when it comes to the pollination of their crop.

Field trials conducted by Biobest, in coordination with several universities, indicate bumblebees consistently increase avocado yield 30% to 50%..

Alarmingly high levels of viral infections and mite resistance among latest USDA research findings on 2025 honey bee casualties.

Bee populations around the world are facing serious challenges. But there are concerted actions that can offer support for these essential insects.

Findings from nationwide survey of beekeepers include an average honey bee colony loss of 62% between June 2024 and February 2025.

Longer, warmer autumns mean more flying, raising chance of colony collapse in the spring.

Helter-skelter foraging traits of wild bees improve honeybees’ pollination contribution.

Analysis of gene expression believed to be first to compare dormancy periods of Osmia lignaria, an important almond pollinator in its natural habitat.

Learn more about a handful of studies exploring the subtle workings of pollinators and melons.

Take heed of these buzzworthy insights about hive placement and spacing gathered by researchers.

Growers face the question of how many honey bee hives to stock their fields with to maximize pollination. The answer seems to lie beyond their field edges.

Belgium study digs into whether paper straws or wood cavities work best.

Researchers find that clothianidin’s negative affects on wild bees include impairing the bees’ ability to pollinate strawberry flowers.

California-based Beeflow fares well with ‘Duke’ variety in first round of Washington research. Next up: ‘Liberty’ blueberries.

Cardboard nest tubes reduce the infestation of kleptoparasitic mites in nest cavities of European orchard bee.

Learn more about what might have some growers buzzing for joy and what could be for others just a sting a tail.

There’s no better place for a honey bee to be these days than an almond orchard designed by Project Apis m. to promote pollination.