How small temperature shifts lead to more blooms and bees
The joint study between Penn State and Pitt researchers shows that small differences in temperature within a farm field can affect how many bees it attracts.
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“Big Bugs” land at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
The large-scale scultures of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators highlight the ecological importance of insects and pollinators.
First ‘Bird Town’ in Allegheny County commits to creating a bird-friendly community
A program supporting birds has migrated to Allegheny County. Swissvale is the first to join the Bird Town effort.
A Delaware inventor wants you to consider raising bees
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A unique hive design aims to reduce the physical demands on beekeepers while drastically improving colony survival rates.
Climate change could contribute to honey declines, study says
Penn State researchers looked at 50 years of data on honey production as a way of measuring how the landscape of available flowers has shifted over that time.
Pennsylvania program helps residents, businesses convert lawns to meadows
Replacing lawns with meadows can prevent flooding and runoff pollution, and provide habitat for pollinators and birds.
Citizen Science Project Trains Volunteers to Monitor Pollinators
Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers.
Creating Native Habitat, Yard by Yard
Native plants can transform your yard into habitat for insects, birds and other wildlife, but the occasional peony is okay, too
What We Know and Don’t Know About Insect Die-Offs
Recent headlines about insect die-offs aren't telling the whole picture.
Bumble Bee Added to the Endangered Species List
It's not just honeybees that are feeling the pain of recent declines. For the first time ever, a bumble bee species has been added to the Endangered Species List.
