Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog
Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields
A bee gathering pollen and nectar from a helianthus flower.TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019—Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and alfalfa do more than three times as well than if they are put next to crop fields of sunflowers or canola, according to a study just published in Scientific Reports by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his colleagues.Managed honey bee colonies placed from May until October next to land in the U.S. Department of
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10th May 2019