Tag: Bees

The disgusting insect that is as important a pollinator as bees

It’s National Pollinator Week, which calls to mind honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies swarming the garden, going from flower to flower in pursuit of nectar and pollen. But there’s another insect that’s just as important as those pollinators, even though it’s most commonly thought of as being annoying and gross while buzzing around roadkill and animal […]

Tractor-trailer hauling 15 million bees crashes on New England highway

A tractor-trailer hauling millions of bees crashed on a major New England highway on Thursday night, officials said. Troopers responding to a report of a crash on the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Clinton, Maine, around 7 p.m. found a tractor-trailer filled with about 15 million bees resting on its side in the grass […]

How to attract more bees to your garden

As gardeners, we want to see as much beneficial wildlife in our outside space as possible – and bees provide us with not only the feelings of a healthy garden but also hope that we’ve more chance of a good harvest of edibles thanks to their presence. On the run-up to World Bee Day (May […]

How not cutting your grass can help bees in Florida

Spring will be upon us before you know it, and with it will come of flurry of growth and activity in our gardens. Our native bees who are responsible for a large portion of pollination duties will emerge and start looking for flowers to forage. In early March, we won’t have reached peak blooming season […]

‘Buzzing’ Ivan Toney pictured scoring return with Bees

Ivan Toney claimed he knew he would score and Brentford would win upon his return from his eight-month exile. The striker, banned from football since May for breaching betting rules, was back on the scoresheet for the first time in 267 days in the 3-2 Premier League home win over Nottingham Forest. Toney struck with […]