Protect Bees
Our information is provided to us by Cooperative Extension, a network of experts and educators housed at land-grant institutions across the country and US territories.
Visit our blog for a deep dive into current topics involving our food. Click here for more information on how to grow your own food sustainably by protecting pollinators in your yard or garden.
Contact
For general inquiries please contact Kara Maddox of NPSEC (The National Pesticide Safety Education Center).
Planting for Three Seasons: Keep the Million Pollinator Garden Momentum Alive
/in Family Safety, Pollinator SafetyThis original post was published by Mary Phillips at The National Wildlife Federation on May 30, 2019. Click here for more information! It is estimated that there is now at least one or more pollinator gardens per block in most communities across the United States. This is thanks to the approximately 8 million wildlife […]
Investigating The Viral Ecology of Global Bee Communities With High-Throughput Metagenomics
/in UncategorizedThe original article was published by Scientific Reports on June 11, 2018 and can be found here. Abstract Bee viral ecology is a fascinating emerging area of research: viruses exert a range of e!ects on their hosts, exacerbate impacts of other environmental stressors, and, importantly, are readily shared across multiple bee species in a community. […]
Fungus Helps Fight Honeybee Viruses
/in UncategorizedThis article was originally published on Fruit Growers News on October 4, 2018 and can be found here. A mushroom extract fed to honeybees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA and colleagues at Fungi Perfecti, a business based in Olympia, Washington. In field trials, colonies […]