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Tag Archives: Beekeeping

21Mar/17

Flower handouts in Chicago on first day of spring

March 21, 2017EnvironmentBee, Beekeeping, Behavior, Botany, Chicago, Company: AccuWeather, Flower, March equinox, Organisms, Plant reproduction, Plant sexuality, Plants, Pollination, Pollinator decline, Reproduction, Spring, Spring equinox, United States, Vernal Equinox Day, Weathersmbale

Chicago residents in downtown are treated to handouts of spring flowers on the first official day of spring to help create awareness about the importance of bee pollination.

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17Nov/15

Caffeine exposure leaves bees buzzing

November 17, 2015InnovationAnimal communication, Apis, Arthropods, Bee, Beekeeping, BERN, Branches of biology, Brighton, Caffeine, FALMER, Feeder, Forage, Francis Ratnieks, Honey, Honey bee, Insect ecology, Insects in culture, Margaret Couvillon, Nectar, Plant reproduction, Pollination, Pollinators, Roger Schürch, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Waggle dancesmbale

Plants are tricking honey bees into pollinating their flowers by producing caffeine, successfully tricking the flying insects into repeatedly returning, even if their nectar is of poor quality.
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