Mois : décembre 2017

Les abeilles sauvages sortent de l’ombre

par Renate Sander-Regier La première étude sur les abeilles sauvages en milieu urbain au Québec présente des résultats fascinants, ainsi qu’une belle surprise ! ...

Bee boxes: practical tips and local experience

by Sandy Garland Providing nesting sites for bees involves more than just drilling holes in a piece of wood, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Here is some ...

Putting the garden to bed – while helping pollinators

by Renate Sander-Regier During the fall season, many of us are busy putting our gardens to bed for the winter. We often follow the gardening traditions we grew up ...

Bumblebees and agricultural chemicals – recent research and surprises

by Renate Sander-Regier For years, we have been told that wild pollinators (and other insects) suffer from chemicals used in agriculture. Neonicotinoid ...

Where Monarchs prefer to lay their eggs

by Renate Sander-Regier Many of us have been diligently planting milkweeds for Monarchs, seeking to provide critical egg-laying sites for the female butterflies and ...