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The best time to bee a friend to pollinators is now! Today is the first day of summer and the launch of National Pollinator Week, June 20-26. Around the globe, people are celebrating with events that emphasize the importance of pollinators and teach ways to save them. Here at USDA, we’ve issued the...

Fall has finally arrived. For many this is a busy time at home, at work and especially in the garden where there are crops to harvest, prepare and preserve; seeds to save; weeds to pull; debris to collect and compost; cover crops to plant and the list goes on. To help you save time, money and space...

It’s National Pollinator Week, June 15-21! Join us on Friday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to learn about bees, birds, bats and other pollinating animals at the sixth annual Pollinator Festival outside USDA Headquarters along 12th Street in Washington, DC. More than 14 USDA agencies, other...

How do pollinators affect your life? Well, if you’ve ever eaten a blueberry, chocolate bar or tomato, you can thank a pollinator. Pollinators are birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, and most importantly, bees. They are responsible for pollinating one out of every...

New reports indicate that things in the beekeeping world may be finally improving after more than a decade of staggering colony losses. Experts say, however, bees still need our help. Gary Crawford has the latest buzz about bees on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Dr...

One way to reduce the large yearly losses of honeybee colonies is to make a stronger and better bee. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Chris Hiatt, beekeeper and President. of the American Honey Producers Association. Lanie Bilodeau, Research Leader at the USDA Bee Laboratory in...

One way to reduce the large yearly losses of honeybee colonies is to make a stronger and better bee. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Chris Hiatt, beekeeper and President. of the American Honey Producers Association. Lanie Bilodeau, Research Leader at the USDA Bee Laboratory in...

Some view turfgrass and lawns as food deserts for wild bees, but our lawns may be more bee-friendly than we think. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Karen Harris-Shultz, USDA research geneticist in Tifton, Georgia. Kyle Grubbs with USDA's bee lab in Beltsville, Maryland.

Some view turfgrass and lawns as food deserts for wild bees, but our lawns may be more bee-friendly than we think. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Karen Harris-Shultz, USDA research geneticist in Tifton, Georgia. Kyle Grubbs with USDA's bee lab in Beltsville, Maryland.

An expert says wild bee populations are being stressed, but progress is being made on providing good habitat. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dr. Kass Urban-Mead with the Xerces Society.