The Newest Strategy for Saving the Bees is Really, Really Old
By Christina Selby, Ensia
For centuries beehives have been part of the architecture of mountain homes here, built into the thick outside walls.
Tag: pollinators
The 2016 garden: a year of transition
By Claire Schosser, Living Low in the Lou
Now it’s time to share with you my plans for the 2016 garden.
Insect Hotels
By Robin Horton, Yardfarmers blog
Placing an insect hotel in the garden increases the chances that beneficial insects will naturally visit your garden.
Gardening for Native Bees
By Deb Quantock McCarey, Adrian Ayres Fisher, Deb's Big Backyard
Deb digs deep to get the skinny on Native Bees. An interview with Resilience.org featured author Adrian Ayres Fisher about how you can plant up your yard to attract pollinators.
Meet the Scientist Breeding More Resilient Bees (And 4 Other People Working to Save the Pollinators)
By Miles Schneiderman, YES! magazine
With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity's most important pollinators.
Honeybee Collapse is the Result of Their Enslavement in Industrial Monocultures
By Allan Stromfeldt Christensen, From Filmers to Farmers blog
The problem of Colony Collapse Disorder is a symptom of transient pollinators-for-hire who are forced to live in giant bee slums and to survive on diets of junk food.
“Honey on Tap” Beehive Smashes Indiegogo Fundraising Record
By Anna Bergren Miller, Shareable
Stuart and Cedar Anderson have set the internet abuzz with their record-breaking Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.
“Farming with Native Beneficial Insects” Means Solving for Pattern
By Adrian Ayres Fisher, Ecological Gardening
A necessary guide for anyone who farms, gardens, or who wants to learn more about ecology-based land management
Summer Notes: Birds, Pollinators, and Prairie Flowers Over Six Feet Tall
By Adrian Ayres Fisher, Ecological Gardening
A garden is so much more than flowers alone.
“Pollinators of Native Plants” is a Great Resource for Creating Pollinator Habitat
By Adrian Ayres Fisher, Ecological Gardening
A whole range of people will find Heather Holm's book useful, from gardeners, organic farmers, and permaculturalists, to garden and landscape designers, as well as those restoring and managing natural areas.
Don’t Forget Butterflies! Our Pollination Crisis Is About More Than Honeybees
By Katie Valentine, Climate Progress
While the plight of bees has gotten deserved attention of late, many species of pollinators face the same threats: habitat destruction, climate-induced changes in flowering and weather patterns, and in some cases, pesticides.
Growing Insects: Farmers Can Help to Bring Back Pollinators
By Richard Coniff, Yale Environment 360
With a sharp decline in pollinating insects, farmers are being encouraged to grow flowering plants that can support these important insects. It’s a fledgling movement that could help restore the pollinators that are essential for world food production.