As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial ...

Almond trees bloom in mid- to late February in Central California, and it’s a big deal — pollinating them is the largest managed pollination event in the world. Some 1.4 million beehives come to the ...

Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. Study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ends.

The hummingbird tree, Sesbania grandiflora, is a most unusual tree. With vibrant blooms that appear bird-like, hence the name of this species, the hummingbird tree is sure to add a unique twist to any ...

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may be depleting the energy reserves of California’s orchard trees — reducing their nut ...

Locally, nut farmers in the Ovens Valley and surrounds are highly dependent on honeybees for production and harvest.

It comes as the effect of a recent varroa mite detection in Victoria appears to have been mitigated, with minimal impact on industry. Almonds Australia chief executive Tim Jackson said almond ...

Lake Anosy located in the capital Antananarivo is surrounded by purple blossom in September. Jacaranda trees growing around the lake seem rather ordinary until their blooming season when they become ...

The beekeepers also valued the presence of flowering cover crops, which can provide additional nutrition that makes ... and ...

Smoke can impact such trees for months following a megafire, with far-reaching effects on seasonal blooms and subsequent ... Orozco and her colleagues studied almond, pistachio and walnut trees ...

The smoke can affect trees for months after a megafire, depressing their bloom and the next season’s harvest ... “Our study suggests that trees are just as vulnerable as humans.” Scientists studied ...