Tag: Honey Bees
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Not All Stinging Insects Are Bad. Bees Are Quite Important To Agriculture.
Sometimes it’s difficult to identify what type of stinging insect you may have nesting on your property. Wasps, yellow jackets, hornets and honey bees are most likely the ones you’ll encounter. Of these, bees are the most common species you’ll see during the summer months. While the first three help to pollinate flowers and vegetables,…
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Honey Bee Infestation is Not a Sweet Deal
Honey bees are a valued part of the food chain, but they can cause a serious problem if they take up residence in the walls or attic of your home. Their nests can last for years without treatment, as one couple recently discovered. They just concluded a three-year battle with honey bee infestation in their…
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We Love Honey Bees, the Helpful Bee
Honey Bees are in crisis. This beneficial insect, which pollinates the flowers that color our gardens and most of the agricultural crops we eat, has been under attack in recent years. Honey bee populations across the U.S. have been decimated by disease, pesticides, parasites, habitat loss and severe weather. For the past eight years commercial…