Just Love Trees, Honey Bees Habitat Links

Honey Bees Habitat News

The mysterious case of the disappearing bees

(CNN) -- To all of the readers who don't think that honey bees are one of the most important concerns of our modern times, let me admit that I know where you're coming from. I wasn't the sort of kid who played in the dirt. I was terrified of insects (ew! bugs!), and never forgot my first run-in with a bee that stung me on my sacred pillow as a toddler. But if you eat food and if you enjoy ...

Swan Lake refuge needing volunteer gardners

Did you know that honey bees pollinate approximately $10 billion worth of crops in the United States each year? Only 15 percent are pollinated by domestic bees, while at least 80 percent are pollinated by wild bees and other wildlife. Without pollinators like bees, we would have to live in a world without flowers or fruit. To help with declining pollinator populations, people today are being ...

The eco-canine with a sting in his tail: Hunting dog who gets a buzz out of saving bees

In an exercise endorsed by Bumble Bee Conservation, 11 month-old Ted, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, sniffs his way up and down hedgerows to find bumble bee nests so they can be logged to make sure their protected.

Staten Islander Debra Butera is queen of the bees

Debra Butera, a technology teacher at Curtis High School, hopes to educate others about the ecological importance of honey bees

Annie Spiegelman: Queen Bees Are Demanding some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Fool!

Researchers worldwide have been scrambling to discover why bees are dying in record numbers. If you're not a huge fan of the bee, why should this matter to you? Well, if you like to eat food, you should be concerned.