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Celebrating the European honeybee is a misplaced opportunity to honour our forgotten native pollinators.

Courageous Disney characters Mickey, Minnie, Miguel, Moana, Anna, Tiana, Elsa, Belle and Genie lead the cast of Disney animated characters as "Disney On Ice Presents Dream Big" skates into North Little Rock's Simmons Bank Arena today through Sunday.

Here’s a roundup of garden events, virtual and in-person, in the Lancaster County region this February.

The USDA estimates that 80% of crop pollination is done by bees

! In this gorgeously illustrated book our two budding bee detectives (Olivia and Hamish, and their pet guinea pig Ignatius) discover how Australian native bees live, what they like to eat, and the important work they do to pollinate plants.   Vanessa’s love for her picture book subject came from her own experience with bees. “We decided to buy our own stingless beehive after reading about how great they were as pollinators, and their declining numbers due to urbanisation. Once they arrived...

Published: 4/29/2021 4:57:49 PM Award-winning author, TV host and naturalist David Mizejewski will kick off New Hampshire Audubon’s 2021 Pollinator Conservation series on Monday, May 3. The seven webinars, free to all, are focused on pollinators and their conservation. Mizejewski is one of seven pollinator conservation experts and community scientists presenting on such topics as gardening for wildlife, native bees, beneficial predatory wasps, nocturnal pollinators, and the native shrubs and ...

Posted By Kali Cozyris on Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 6:30 AM click to enlarge Photo by Jennifer Savage Get to know the diverse flora and fauna of the North Coast. A new web series presented by Friends of the Dunes is a great way to learn about the many plants and animals you encounter while out adventuring. Tune in...

Deschutes Library Programs Focus On Nature’s Wild Side Take a walk on the wild side as Deschutes Public Library explores the wonderful, natural world around us. Understand how to help wildlife in need and pollinators, like native bees. Participate in a virtual wildflower journey and discover local plants and their medicinal properties. Think globally with what species can show us for a climate-altered future, and act locally with new permit guidelines for your next backpacking adventure. Hear...

Perhaps that’s why my recent rediscovery of the native bee species Pharohylaeus lactiferus is so exciting — especially after it spent a century eluding researchers. But how did it stay out of sight for so long? A creature overshadowed Australia is home to 1654 named species of native bee. Unfortunately, these are often overshadowed in the eyes of public by the widespread and invasive European honeybee. Scientific research on Australian native bees is lagging, compared to many other nation...

While you may have seen a lot of bees around lately, there’s no reason to be afraid. Some don't sting, and others might actually be flies.