This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

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Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other pollinators, according to a study published by UC San Diego biologists Monday.

Most plant–pollinator mutualisms are generalized. As such, they are susceptible to perturbation by abundant, generalist, non-native pollinators such as the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), which ...

Recently we had a speaker at our Linden Garden Club who spoke about creating a wildlife-friendly garden which inspired me to treat the subject in this column. I have had good and bad experiences with ...

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Native bees belong to a group of animals that we call pollinators, and they play a crucial role in the biodiversity of our plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables, landscapes and crops that sustain our ...

Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a new study suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back ...