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What Flowers Attract Bees to the Garden: Important Information
Bees are important and beneficial insects for the garden, as they pollinate plants.
Diana Dashkevich garden and gardening advice for gardeners pollination Garden 18 August 2024
Bees: Interesting Facts – Amazing Nature
Bees produce high-quality food products - honey, royal jelly and pollen, as well as other products such as beeswax, propolis and honey bee venom.
Diana Dashkevich nature wild nature animal facts Animals 1 February 2024
A new discovery: Bees losing their sense of smell – and pesticides are the problem
Exposure to pesticide sprays is widely known to harm honey bees. A recent study has revealed its impact on their sense of smell, potentially disrupting their communication signals.
Kate Yakimchuk research damage Animals 6 January 2024
Magnetic bee navigation: Nature is amazing
Not only animals, but also insects can sometimes have quite amazing adaptations helping them to survive. For instance, bees can be quite amazing, because they use the Earth's magnetic fields as navigation.
Kate Yakimchuk insects wildlife animal adaptation insect facts Animals 29 November 2023
Altruistic bee mothers pass their genes: A new study
A new experiment discovered that honey bees show rare altruistic behavior, which means they selflessly help others. Specialists focused on the genetics behind "retinue" behavior in female worker honey bees.
Kate Yakimchuk research genetics Animals 24 November 2023
Bees: Interesting Facts
Scientists have found that honey bees understand arithmetic—they can be taught to add and subtract, Science Advances reports.
Diana Dashkevich nature facts Animals 15 November 2023
Creating an apiary in your garden: Gardening tips
Bees are amazing insects that benefit nature a lot - they are great pollinators that can help your garden thrive. If you love honey and are not intimidated by insects, then try creating an apiary in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips Garden 14 September 2023
Why honeybees dance: Learn more about the nature
Honeybees dance as a sophisticated form of communication to convey vital information about the location of food sources, particularly nectar and pollen, to their fellow hive members. This unique behavior is known as the "waggle dance," and it plays a crucial role in the survival and efficiency of the bee colony.
Kate Yakimchuk nature insects Animals 27 August 2023
Pollinators are vital: How pollinators make your garden healthy
Pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining the health and productivity of a garden ecosystem. They facilitate the process of pollination, which is the transfer of pollen from the male parts of a flower to the female parts.
Kate Yakimchuk pollination gardening insects Garden 23 August 2023