Pollination

• Nature Conservancy of Canada asking residents to participate in No Mow May

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada is asking residents to do their part to help biodiversity and hold off on mowing their lawn for the month of May.

  Environment

  May 9, 2021
  
• Busy little bee: N.B. father teaches his 5-year-old son how to be a beekeeper

  A New Brunswick father is teaching his young son the 'art' of beekeeping to help take the sting out of a shortage of keepers in the province.

  Aug 24, 2020
  
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• Lethbridge’s Waste and Recycling Centre buzzing with new inhabitants

  A partnership between the City of Lethbridge and ECCO Recycling sees Lethbridge's Waste and Recycling Centre buzzing with almost half a million new inhabitants.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2019
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• Why do insects matter? Alberta bug course will tell you

  A new course offered by the University of Alberta -- Bugs 101 -- is meant to introduce people to the importance of human-insect interactions in the context of climate change and global biodiversity.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
• B.C. blueberry farmers could lose millions due to bee shortage

  There will be a shortage of between 2,000 to 4,000 bee colonies, which could cost blueberry growers over $12 million in lost fruit, one expert says.

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2018
• ‘Everyone can help’: Toronto city staff recommend strategy to protect pollinating insects

  As concerns remain about protecting at-risk insect pollinators essential for food development, City of Toronto staff are recommending several new measures to increase and improve the habitats of bees and butterflies.

  Environment

  Mar 30, 2018
• Millions of bees killed after truck carrying hives crashes

  Millions of bees needed to be euthanized Thursday night following a crash involving a truck carrying hives near Sacramento, California, after beekeepers deemed the colonies salvageable.

  Environment

  Nov 3, 2017
• Urban beehives growing in popularity across Canada

  The usual summer buzz in cities, amplified by warm weather, backyard barbecues and busy patios, is somewhat louder this year as urban bee-keeping gains popularity.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2016