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How can LEDs improve Bee Pollination in Greenhouses? Bees are an essential partner in helping pollinate our flowers, enabling healthy production of quality fruits in greenhouses and vertical farming. Picking the right light source is an important step in boosting the performance of pollinators. Below are three key ways in which LEDs improve bee pollination: Bees can see and navigate…

Even on Farms, Bees Look For a Balanced Diet ENTOMOLOGY TODAY A study of managed bumble bees and honey bees on a blueberry farm finds that most of the pollen they collect comes from other plants, suggesting that supplementing crops with a diversity of nearby plant types makes for healthier bees. Shown here are honey bee hives near blueberry fields.…