Picture shows a bee on a flower, undated. The combination of honey bees and mason bees as pollinators yields a much bigger harvest than with only one species. (Julia Osterman, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Peponapis pruinosa, undated. Entomologists at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) examined local squash bee populations to find that the pollinator strongly benefited from the immense increase in the cultivation of pumpkins and zucchinis across North America in the past 1,000 years. (USDA ARS, NewsX/Bee)
Americans’ Love For Pumpkins Boosts Wild Bee Population
Picture shows a creation of vegetation-free patches (1m) on a calcareous grassland near Gttingen, Germany, undated. Removing the vegetation on just a few small patches of soil can significantly increase the activity of a group of indispensable pollinators, researchers in Germany have found. (Hanna Gardein, NewsX/Bee)