A large field trial found that a nutritionally complete pollen‑replacing feed (PRF‑1) boosted winter and spring colony strength, survival, and pollination value, adding ~$12k gross per 100 hives in year one, suggesting better fall/winter nutrition pays off.
#bees #PRF1 #nutrition #pollination
A post-pollination prefertilization drop can be seen exuding from the micropylar opening of a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) ovule following removal of an ovuliferous scale-bract complex from a female cone. Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo credit: Coulter et al., 2026
Creation of a #Pseudotsuga menziesii nucellus cell suspension culture system to produce proteins involved in reproduction
New in #AppsPlantSci by Coulter, von Aderkas, et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uvicscience.bsky.social #botany #gymnosperm #proteomics #pollination
The first blueberries are starting to turn purple — harvest season is just around the corner!
Excited to see the fruits of our work, and can’t wait to start analyzing the results from our experiments. 🫐🔍📊
#Ecology #Pollination #Blueberry #Bee #Harvest
🔍 The review highlights key gaps: we need to better integrate floral chemistry, flowering timing, and pollinator sensory biology to understand how resilient these interactions are under climate warming. (8/8)
👉 doi.org/qxxv
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Pollination
Made me think of Tony's seed packets #TheArchers #BirdsAndBees #Pollination
@thecidershedpod.bsky.social
#shorts #youtubeshorts #viral #trending #nature #flowers #bees #honeybee #nectar #pollination #naturelovers #macro #wildlife #satisfying #relaxing #beautifulnature #oddlysatisfying #garden #flowerlover #explore #viralvideo
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Two large, white-petaled flowers with golden stamens growing from the leaf-covered forest floor. Each flower rises on a pink stalk with a single, elaborately-lobed leaf reminiscent of Monstera.
Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides). A single dark pink stalk rises from the leaf-covered forest floor. The stalk has two clusters of three-lobed, paw-shaped leavs and two flowers atop it. The flowers are large and white with golden stamens.
Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla). Two large white-petaled flowers with golden stamens around a large globe-shaped ovary rise from the forest floor, framed between two fallen logs. The flower stalks are pink, and each has a folded, pointed twin pair of leaves attached to it.
These flowers are from 3 families, but they look quite similar. Do any #botanists, #entomologists or forest-floor enthusiasts know if there's some kind of spring ephemeral #pollination syndrome? (1: bloodroot - Papaveraceae; 2: rue anemone - Ranunculaceae 3: twinleaf/jeffersonia - Berberidaceae)
Bee pollinating fairy duster flowers. #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #bee #beesbein #buzz #pollen #pollinator #pollination #wildflowers
Bee pollinating photinia flowers. #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #bee #beesbein #buzz #pollen #pollinator #pollination
Beautiful honey bees collecting nectar 🌼🐝
So relaxing & satisfying 💛#viralshorts
#honeybee #bees #nature #flowers
#pollination #naturelovers #relaxing
#trending #explore #viral
Fascinating – and alarming 🐝:
“The Bee That Everyone Wants To Save”, ‘The Naturalist’ (naturalist.bearblog.dev/the-bee-that...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4752...
#Bees #HoneyBees #BumbleBees #Insects #Environment #Pollination #BeeKeeping #BeeHives #BeesColonies #Flora
A picture of a magnificient plant or flower.
#spring #summer #wildlife #floral #bee #insect #red flower #yellow flower #orange flower #macro photography #botany #pollination #alstroemeria
Mason Bees: Everything You Need To Know
youtu.be/3eDGDYGHXLk?... 🙂
#SolitaryBees #Bees #Pollinators #NativePollinators #Farming #Gardening #Pollination #Food #OrchardBees
Fly in an orange globe mallow flower on my hike today. #photography #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #flowers #wildflowers #arizonahighways #fly #bug #insect #pollinator #pollination #pollen
#DYK that #sustainable #beekeeping:
🐝 Provides #pollination & apitherapy
🐝 Produces honey, wax & propolis
🐝 Helps maintain a healthy environment
🐝 Supports livelihoods of small scale producers
🐝 Helps achieve SDGs
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🥝 SURPRISING FIND: #Kiwifruit LEAFY genes sculpt flowers but DON'T control flowering time
🔬 Two AcLFY genes regulate:
✓ Flower organ development (petals, stamens)
✓ Plant architecture
✗ Flowering time (unlike other plants!)
#CRISPR double #knockout → severe flower defects, poor #pollination
🐝Did you know Advances in Pollinator Research is now on LinkedIn too?
🌻Follow our showcase page for the latest #pollinatorscience research and journal news 👇
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#pollinator #science #pollination #research #pollinators #conservation #ecology #biology
🌸 More Catkins 😺
Just loving the catkins on the trees at the moment.... just beautiful
#Cat #Catkins #Tree #Trees #Pollination #Spring #Trees
🌸How do non-native #pollinators change pollinating networks?
🐝By analyzing 2,100+ records in Chile, researchers found that non-native bees (like 𝘉. 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴) are shifting #pollination networks toward less specialized homogenized structures, with 𝘉. 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 dominating 73% of the interactions.
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@wcs.org @theexplorersclub.bsky.social #bees #lecture #nature #preservation #pollination #zoom #melaniekirby #ecology
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@theexplorersclub.bsky.social @wcs.org #bees #science #zoom #lectures #nature #pollination
🐝 European orchard bees (Osmia cornuta) are established in BC and are expected to invade the PNW soon. It's apparently impossible to distinguish their cocoons from native species so companies that ship bees to consumers will drive spread. #bees #osmia #pollination www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A marmalade hoverfly stops momentarily on its migration through the Pyrenean mountain pass. Photograph: Will Hawkes
[10/10] Les insectes sont des acteurs majeurs de la connectivité écologique mondiale, mais ces réseaux vivants se dégradent vite sous l’effet du climat, de l’agriculture industrielle et des pesticides. Les comprendre devient urgent. #geography #migration #pollination #biodiversity
Photo of the flowers and foliage. Each flower has showy stamens but also has four large, pink recurved petals. Photo by Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0.
Feijoa sellowiana (formerly Acca s.), of s. Brazil, n. Argentina & Uruguay, has flowers pollinated by passerine birds (Thraupsis, Mimus, Tangara, Turdus, etc.), which consume the sugar-rich petals (we can eat them, too!). Insects can also effect pollination. #pollination #Myrtaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Prepare Your Garden for Spring with 3 Million Mason Bees for Efficient Pollination #United_States #Bothell #Pollination #Mason_Bees #Rent_Mason_Bees
Macro photograph of a Bee-fly in our Staffordshire garden.
First Bee-fly of the year in our #Staffs garden today; Bombylius major. #bees #SolitaryBees #pollination #biodiversity
Photo of a shoot with needle-like leaves and axillary flowers. Each flower has stamen visibly fused at the base into fascicles. The stamens are held together to form a narrow, slightly curved tube. Photo by Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0.
Melaleuca peucophylla of Western Australia was formerly placed in the genus Calothamnus, but that genus is now sunk into Melaleuca. The stamens are in clusters & form a flower adapted to bird pollination. #pollination #Myrtaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Experts unsure how 'world's most destructive bee pests' landed in Australia #honey #pollination #varroamite
Tetragonisca fiebrigi
(Buenos Aires 🇦🇷)
#bees #native #pollination #argentina
Spring is coming at the @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social campus!
An #apismellifera visiting #trifoliumnigrescens reminds us how #urbanbiodiversity supports vital #ecosystemservices: From #pollination to healthier #greenspaces, even tiny interactions help keep city ecosystems thriving.
🌱🧪🌷🐝
