Bee City USA https://beecityusa.org/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://cdn.beecityusa.org/uploads/2023/10/cropped-BCC_BumbleBee_MED-1F-32x32.png Bee City USA https://beecityusa.org/ 32 32 The Sky’s the Limit for Monarchs Wearing Solar-Powered Radio Tags https://beecityusa.org/the-skys-the-limit-for-monarchs-wearing-solar-powered-radio-tags/ https://beecityusa.org/the-skys-the-limit-for-monarchs-wearing-solar-powered-radio-tags/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:02:06 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13919 Dear Readers, Our coworker Kass Urban-Mead, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, recently visited Cape May Point Science Center (CMPSC) to see one of our Xerces habitat kit sites in their courtyard pollinator …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/the-skys-the-limit-for-monarchs-wearing-solar-powered-radio-tags/feed/ 0 Xerces Society Files ESA Petition To Protect Morrison Bumble Bee https://beecityusa.org/xerces-society-files-esa-petition-to-protect-morrison-bumble-bee/ https://beecityusa.org/xerces-society-files-esa-petition-to-protect-morrison-bumble-bee/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:10:49 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13868 By Saff Killingsworth  To secure protections for an imperiled pollinator, the Xerces Society has submitted a petition for the listing of Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) as an endangered species under the …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/xerces-society-files-esa-petition-to-protect-morrison-bumble-bee/feed/ 0 Bee City USA Visits Michigan Bee Cities https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-bee-cities/ https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-bee-cities/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:39:41 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13543 In September, I had the opportunity to visit seven Bee Cities and Bee Campuses in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula (as well as a few communities that are currently applying). A few …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-bee-cities/feed/ 0 Tell The EPA: Overuse Of Pesticide-Treated Seed Is A Threat To Waterways And Wildlife https://beecityusa.org/tell-the-epa-overuse-of-pesticide-treated-seed-is-a-threat-to-waterways-and-wildlife/ https://beecityusa.org/tell-the-epa-overuse-of-pesticide-treated-seed-is-a-threat-to-waterways-and-wildlife/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:43:27 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13735 Public comment period is open until December 11, 2023  By Rosemary Malfi  Coating crop seeds in potent insecticides before planting is a practice that has become widespread—really widespread. Treated seeds …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/tell-the-epa-overuse-of-pesticide-treated-seed-is-a-threat-to-waterways-and-wildlife/feed/ 0 5 Monarch Migration Facts https://beecityusa.org/5-monarch-migration-facts/ https://beecityusa.org/5-monarch-migration-facts/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:44:03 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13480 By Isis Howard and Kailee Slusser  Every year as it gets colder, North American monarch butterflies migrate south between August and October. Monarchs that spend the summer breeding west of …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/5-monarch-migration-facts/feed/ 0 Bee City USA Visits Michigan Bee Campuses https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-campuses/ https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-campuses/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:54:36 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13265 My favorite thing about my position with Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA is getting to see our affiliates’ projects firsthand. This September, I had the opportunity to visit …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/bee-city-usa-visits-michigan-campuses/feed/ 0 Affiliate Spotlight: Seed propagation at Vassar College’s Willow Labyrinth https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-seed-propagation-at-vassar-college/ https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-seed-propagation-at-vassar-college/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:12:13 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13182 Authors: Gilana Steckel, Campus Natural Areas Steward, and Clay Antonatos, Programming and Communications CoordinatorBee Campus Affiliate: Vassar CollegeUSDA Plant Zone: 6aInvasive species of concern in the area: Bittersweet, porcelain berry, mugwort.Our …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-seed-propagation-at-vassar-college/feed/ 0 Why Do Some Bees Dig? https://beecityusa.org/why-do-some-bees-dig/ https://beecityusa.org/why-do-some-bees-dig/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:35:23 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=13077 By Genevieve Pugesek  You may think of bees as born flyers, not diggers. However, many species of bees spend a good chunk of their lives underground. To navigate a subterranean …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/why-do-some-bees-dig/feed/ 0 Affiliate Spotlight: Pollinator habitat is par for the course at Mizzou https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-pollinator-habitat-is-par-for-the-course-at-mizzou/ https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-pollinator-habitat-is-par-for-the-course-at-mizzou/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:49:56 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=12972 Author: Leanne Tippett Mosby, Sustainability ManagerBee Campus Affiliate: University of MissouriUSDA Plant Zone: 6aMy favorite native pollinator plants: Many of the plants in University of Missouri pollinator patches pictured here …

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]]> https://beecityusa.org/affiliate-spotlight-pollinator-habitat-is-par-for-the-course-at-mizzou/feed/ 0 8 Pesticide Myths Every Gardener Should Know https://beecityusa.org/8-pesticide-myths-every-gardener-should-know/ https://beecityusa.org/8-pesticide-myths-every-gardener-should-know/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:41:56 +0000 https://beecityusa.org/?p=12884 By Emily May on 23. August 2023 Have you ever turned to advice from online gardening forums about damage on your garden plants? Chances are, you’ve encountered one of these …

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