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Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Adjusting interactions help some of California's wild bee populations survive PHYS.ORG - Across California's Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited for survival in shrinkin …

Title Graphic Credit Alex Taylor, Everyday Conversation Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.This month, we've decided to do something a little different and highlight five short educational videos to help you learn more about the importance of bees as pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development.All videos are available to watch …

Lately, we've had many of our bee raisers ask us about the causes of global bee declines and what they can do to help prevent further declines. First of all, thank you! Thank you for taking notice and action on this critical issue! While the decline of European honey bees worldwide has been well documented, the more than 20,000 species of native bees and other insects have been largely ignored. Recently, researchers have focused their efforts on finding evidence of declines and highlighting …

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Common pesticide, Imidacloprid, found to be highly toxic to bees New research funded by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and conducted at the University of Georgia shows that Imidacloprid, a common pesticide applied directly to the soil, has lethal and non-lethal effects on bee populations. This s …

Did you know that 1 billion people from 190+ countries mobilize for environmental action every earth day? What began as a day of putting environmental concerns on the front page in the U.S. is now a large-scale push for action! Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world. Every year more than 1 billion people come together to advocate for our planet and push for pro-environmental behavior and policy changes. As a small, solitary bee company, we, of co …