Large scale solar farms offer an environmentally-friendly alternative to old fuel-burning power plants, but they don’t always make the most efficient use of the land on which they’re built. In many cases, these solar farms are constructed on acres of monoculture grass that replace agricultural lands and habitats for local wildlife. Recently, however, some solar… Continue Reading
North American farmers are on the front lines of the fight to protect honey bees and other pollinators, and now a group of researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) has developed a software application that makes it easier for farmers to nurture pollinator populations on their properties. The app was developed using data from… Continue Reading
When bees set out to look for nectar, they use their sense of smell to locate food sources thousands of feet away from their hives. In 2006, researchers studying the honey bee genome found that honey bees have 170 different odor receptors that are able to distinguish between the scent profiles of different types of… Continue Reading