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Plant Things That Keep Bees Coming Back for More

Dan Fruits, Herbs, Nursery Crops, Pollinators, Pollinators, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours, Vegetables

How to plant things that will keep bees coming back for more.  That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Bees are one of our most valuable pollinators, responsible for pollinating 80 percent of the world’s plants! That means 1 out of every 4 bites of food we eat is due to the hard work of bees. Its up to us …

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Agriculture Celebrating National Pollinator Week

Dan Field Crops, Pollinators

Agriculture groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, are celebrating this week as National Pollinator Week. Twelve years ago, the U.S. Senate approved the designation of a week in June as National Pollinator Week. NCGA is working cooperatively with numerous groups like The Honey Bee Health Coalition, Farmers for Monarchs, and the Environmental Defense Fund to expand pollinator awareness through …

National Pollinator Week

Agri View: Farmers and Bees

Dan Agri View

Everett Griner talks about farmers needing bees to pollinate the crops in today’s Agri View.       A group of European scientists has concluded that Colony Collapse Disorder is a result of certain farm chemicals. Now nobody would argue with that. But, it is not the only cause. But suppose it is. Here is the dilemma. Farmers need bees …

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Agri View: Busy as a Bee

Dan Agri View

Everett Griner talks about what being “busy as a bee” means in today’s Agri View.       For the last 10 years, we have covered the bee problem pretty thoroughly. That is all of the bad stuff. Well, what about the good stuff? Well, we know what ‘busy as a bee’ means. But, you know, few people understand how …

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Many Other Ways to Save Bees

Dan This Land of Ours

In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom told you what the best plants were to plant to attract and feed bees. Aside from planting, Cathy lets you know there other many ways you can help and save bees. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Planting native flowers and plants in and around our homes are just one way to attract the bees …