bees

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…

"Making the world safer for pollinators, one city at a time."That's the mission of Bee City USA. It's a national effort to focus attention on the…

You might not expect to find thousands of bees at a popular, busy restaurant, especially one in a big city.But that's exactly what you'll find at Big Rock…

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,…

Michigan’s state apiarist – call him the “bee czar” – says a surge of interest by backyard beekeepers is helping the struggling honeybee…

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…

A Michigan environmental group says gardeners should be careful when buying plants – they may be inadvertently harming bees.The Ann Arbor-based Ecology…

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…

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…

The federal government shutdown is threatening a project at Michigan State University that could be critical to the future of agriculture in the U.S.It’s…