Crop yield is correlated with honey bee hive density but not in high-woodland landscapes
HR Gaines-Day, C Gratton - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Honey bees are the most important managed pollinator worldwide and are vital to the
success of modern agriculture. Native, wild bees are also important pollinators in both …
success of modern agriculture. Native, wild bees are also important pollinators in both …
[HTML][HTML] Landscape-level honey bee hive density, instead of field-level hive density, enhances honey bee visitation in blueberry
M Eeraerts, E Rogers, B Gillespie, L Best, OM Smith… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context To date, managing honey bees and wild bees within crop fields remains
challenging. Landscape structure is often overlooked when studying the pollination …
challenging. Landscape structure is often overlooked when studying the pollination …
Surrounding landscape and spatial arrangement of honey bee hives affect pollen foraging and yield in cranberry
Honey bees are the most important managed pollinator in the world. Recent trends suggest,
however, that the demand for their pollination services is growing faster than the available …
however, that the demand for their pollination services is growing faster than the available …
Association of excessive precipitation and agricultural land use with honey bee colony performance
Context From landscape variables to weather, multiple environmental factors affect honey
bees and other pollinators. Detailed honey bee colony assessments in a variety of …
bees and other pollinators. Detailed honey bee colony assessments in a variety of …
[HTML][HTML] Honey bee success predicted by landscape composition in Ohio, USA
DB Sponsler, RM Johnson - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Foraging honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) can routinely travel as far as several kilometers from
their hive in the process of collecting nectar and pollen from floral patches within the …
their hive in the process of collecting nectar and pollen from floral patches within the …
Landscape structure and farming management interacts to modulate pollination supply and crop production in blueberries
AF Ramírez‐Mejía, PG Blendinger… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination services are affected by landscape context, farming management and pollinator
community structure, all of which impact flower visitation rates, pollen deposition and final …
community structure, all of which impact flower visitation rates, pollen deposition and final …
Honey bee colony performance affected by crop diversity and farmland structure: a modeling framework
J Horn, MA Becher, K Johst, PJ Kennedy… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Forage availability has been suggested as one driver of the observed decline in honey
bees. However, little is known about the effects of its spatiotemporal variation on colony …
bees. However, little is known about the effects of its spatiotemporal variation on colony …
Wild, native bees and managed honey bees benefit from similar agricultural land uses
Although both managed and unmanaged bees are important pollinators of crops and wild
plants, efforts to address questions about landscapes that best support pollinators often …
plants, efforts to address questions about landscapes that best support pollinators often …
Wild bumble bees reduce pollination deficits in a crop mostly visited by managed honey bees
We assessed the pollinator community of two cultivars of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium
corymbosum, Duke and Bluecrop), and determined the importance of different pollinators to …
corymbosum, Duke and Bluecrop), and determined the importance of different pollinators to …
Honey bee stocking numbers and wild blueberry production in Nova Scotia
LJ Eaton, VO Nams - Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
Eaton, LJ and Nams, VO 2012. Honey bee stocking numbers and wild blueberry production
in Nova Scotia. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 1305–1310. Wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium …
in Nova Scotia. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 1305–1310. Wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium …