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Cheyenne Brown, wearing a pink blazer, a tiara and a sash that says 2025 American Honey Queen

College of Agricultural Sciences student named 2025 American Honey Queen

February 26, 2025

Gloved hand holding a bee with a QR code on its back

‘Buzz me in:’ Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets

January 22, 2025

Visitors among trees, plants, water and wooden structure for observing beehives

Arboretum at Penn State's Pollinator and Bird Garden wins international award

July 03, 2024

A monarch butterfly lands on a purple flower in the pollinators' garden.

Music, theater students team with Center for Pollinator Research on project

December 11, 2023

Close up photo of yellow, orange, and brown pollen granules

Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab offers pollen identification service

December 08, 2023

Several honey bees coming out of a slat in their hive

Dangerous bee virus less deadly in at least one US forest, researchers find

November 09, 2023

Solitary bee hotel in the Arboretum at Penn State

New updates come to 'Beescape,' an online tool for supporting pollinators

September 01, 2023

Master Gardener Search for Excellence Award from International Master Gardener Conference 2023

Penn State Master Gardeners honored internationally for bee monitoring work

July 11, 2023

Beekeepers and research volunteers collect data from honey bee hive

Organic beekeeping rivals conventional methods for bee health, productivity

April 19, 2023

A bee hovering in front of a plant with small blue flowers

Soil nutrients affect how attractive plants are to bees from the ground up

April 04, 2023

A honey bee forages on an apple blossom

Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation

March 23, 2023

beekeeper in protective suit lifts up part of honey bee box

Honey bee colony loss in the U.S. linked to mites, extreme weather, pesticides

January 30, 2023

A bumble bee sitting on a clover flower

New clues about how carbon dioxide affects bumble bee reproduction

November 30, 2022

Green sweat bee (Augochlora pura) on goldenrod.jpg

Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pa. have declined in abundance

August 29, 2022

Puppet characters on the set of "POLLINATORS! The Musical"

Master Gardener puppet show pairs pollinator education with catchy tunes

August 24, 2022

Stephania Sandoval Arango and Isabella Petitta

Graduate students in entomology and ecology win prestigious fellowships

August 19, 2022

Solar farm pollinator project

International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health, Policy slated for 2023

July 12, 2022

Posters promoting cultivation of pollinator-friendly plants

Penn State unit partner projects highlight awareness, importance of pollinators

June 23, 2022

A honey bee gathers nectar on a flower

Managing habitat for flowering plants may mitigate climate effects on bee health

June 01, 2022

Images of scanned pollen grains and photos of their respective flowers.

SAFES seed funding boosts agricultural research data capabilities

April 25, 2022

A European honey bee with a varroa mite on its back

Penn State Extension educator secures grant to aid honey bees and beekeeping

March 15, 2022

Miner bee on black cherry Penn State study

Mining for knowledge: Scientists identify bee that can aid black cherry recovery

January 20, 2022

A squash bee gathers pollen in a pumpkin flower

Entomologists to study how climate change may influence pollinator stressors

January 17, 2022

Ants tending to soybean aphids that are feeding on a soybean plant

Honeydew contaminated with systemic insecticides threatens beneficial insects

January 03, 2022

Bee monitoring workshop

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners support bee-monitoring project in Pa.

October 06, 2021

Pollinator Friendly Garden

Master Gardeners to celebrate pollinator-friendly garden program milestone

March 18, 2021

Honey bee clinging to a leaf

The business of bees

February 04, 2021

Christina Grozinger with bees

Grozinger receives National Academy's Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences

January 21, 2021

Penn State, Freiburg offer virtual course on pest and pollinator management

October 22, 2020

Bumble bee in flight

NSF CAREER grant supports entomologist in study of sterility mechanisms in bees

July 13, 2020

Spiderwort and bee

Pollinator project supports biodiversity at Penn State Orchard Road solar array

June 25, 2020

Honey bee on flower

Penn State Extension webinars focus on bee biology, ecology and management

June 16, 2020

Red maple flowering branch

Study reveals important flowering plants for city-dwelling honey bees

April 28, 2020

Honey bee on flowers

Insecticides becoming more toxic to honey bees

January 21, 2020

Arboretum Pollinator and Bird Garden rendering - plaza

Much-anticipated Pollinator and Bird Garden underway in Arboretum at Penn State

November 20, 2019

Solar farm pollinator project

Pollinator project will complement Penn State solar power initiative

October 29, 2019

Undergraduate research award creates buzz around Penn State pollinator studies

April 17, 2019

Introducing Beescape: A new online tool and community to support bees

April 01, 2019

A monarch butterfly lands on a purple flower in the pollinators' garden.

Entry gate will invite visitors to explore, experience the Pollinators’ Garden

February 06, 2019

A honeybee pollinating a flower

Penn State earns 'Bee Campus USA' certification

December 03, 2018

2019 Class Gift

Senior class chooses Pollinator's Garden Entry Gate as 2019 class gift

October 25, 2018

MG Pollinator two

Penn State Master Gardener programs promote pollinator populations

May 14, 2018

bee pollinating catnip

$2.1 million enables creation of decision-support tools for pollinator health

March 27, 2018

Right-of-way at State Game Land 33

Altoona professor leads group in maintaining the right-of-way in the right way

August 17, 2017

student with beehive

Berks' bees and pollen variation subject of student’s independent study

October 05, 2016

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Penn State In The News: June 2016

July 08, 2016

bee on white clover

Bees' ability to forage decreases as air pollution increases

July 06, 2016

Darnell with honey bee boxes

Berks' bees subject of student’s independent study

April 14, 2016

Ernesto setting up bee house

Environmental science students complete sustainability projects

April 14, 2016

A honeybee pollinating a flower

New faculty position to investigate pollinator health

July 02, 2015

Penn State Master Gardener Pollinator Friendly Garden sign

Penn State Brandywine is the 'bee's knees' of pollinator habitats

June 19, 2015

neonicitinoid coated seeds displayed

Rapid increase in neonicotinoid insecticides driven by seed treatments

April 02, 2015

Computer Science Engineering

Performing Arts staff member combines skills, interests to save pollinators

January 13, 2015

Bug display at Insect Fair 2013

Penn State's Great Insect Fair celebrates pollinators

August 27, 2014

Wasps use ancient aggression genes to create social groups

February 10, 2014

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