10 ways UGA is helping honeybees
10 ways UGA is helping honeybees 6 hours ago (Center, L-R) Resident Dr. Megan Partyka and Dr. Joerg Mayer inspect a beehive frame during a beekeeping class. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA) University of Georgia faculty and students are working to better understand pollinators and the threats they face. Pollinating bees are vital to healthy crops and a thriving ecosystem, but are under threat of extinction from disease, pollution and other factors. Here are 10 ways UGA is working to help pollinators. 1. Teaching future veterinarians At the College of Veterinary Medicine, fourth-year students ...