When people talk about "Save The Bees!" they usually mean one specific bee: the European Honey Bee. In the US, honey bees are an introduced, domesticated species that we manage intensively, harvest ...

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In the last few weeks of March I watched some very busy bees visiting flowers of the native highbush blueberry bush planted just outside my home office window. They also visited the hybrid rabbiteye ...

Maine blueberry growers are facing a mounting challenge this spring ˆ not because pomegranates are giving blueberries a run for their money as America's antioxidant of choice, but because of a ...

Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators -- particularly native southeastern blueberry bees -- although growers can bring in managed honey bees to do the job. This ...

This metallic beauty is one of an estimated 4,000 bees native to the U.S., hundreds of which haven’t been scientifically named yet. A head-on view of a native species of bee called Osmia atriventris, ...

MONTEBELLO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Rockland County man wound up with a bumper crop of trouble after being ticketed for trying to keep bees and grow blueberries. As CBS2's Tony Aiello reported Tuesday, ...

Over the last 10 to 15 years, hundreds of acres of new blueberry vines have been planted throughout the San Joaquin Valley. You may have seen the large hoop covers that protect the berries from spring ...

Blueberries are gorgeous plants. With fragrant spring blooms, stunning fall color, and vibrant summer berries, they are as deserving of space in the ornamental garden as they are among row crops. No ...

Companion planting is a popular gardening technique that involves growing specific plants near each other to benefit one or both plants. Blueberry companion plants can provide various advantages to ...

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