Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram ...

Commercial beekeepers saw well over 50% losses this winter. As California prepares for almond season, and for fruits like blueberries and cherries after that, not enough bees could mean higher prices ...

and how aspects of farm management and the surrounding landscape affect both the diversity of wild bees in crops and the pollination services they provide. In some cases, wild bees do not appear to ...

I need the bees mainly for the pollination of my avocado trees. Without beekeeping, avocado farmers like me must rely on feral insects. There are plenty of bugs out there, of course, and on small ...

Discover fascinating insights into the behavior of honey bees. A new study reveals how far they travel to forage and how long ...

And a large proportion of the world’s food supply is directly, or indirectly, affected by honey bee pollination. Here in the UK around 70 crops are dependent upon, or benefit from, visits by ...

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A more efficient artificial pollination method could enable future ... natural pollinators like bees are superior to even the best bug-sized robots. To address challenges in robotic insect design ...

Despite the team’s improvements, the robotic insects still cannot match the capabilities of natural pollinators. However, the researchers aim to improve the robots’ flight time and precision to enable ...

The California State Beekeepers Association is excited to announce a new effort aimed at preventing the rapidly expanding number of hive theft incidents that continue to jeopardize California’s ...