pollinators

Feb 21, 2018

Flowers Aren’t Enough: How Urban Heat Affects Bee Populations

In cities, even gardens rich with flowers do not have the same bee abundance or diversity as natural areas. Why not?

Feb 6, 2018

Venus Flytraps Don’t Eat The Insects That Pollinate Them

Researchers discover which insects pollinate Venus flytraps – and learn that flytraps don’t dine on them.

Nov 27, 2017

Planting Her Future

Student Olivia Loyack creates gardens to protect pollinators.

Sep 29, 2017

Climate’s Effects on Flowers Critical for Bumble Bees

New NC State research shows that earlier and longer flowering seasons have detrimental effects on bumble bees.

Aug 4, 2017

Business Officer Magazine Article: Protecting Pollinators

NC State graduate Melissa Tinling guest writes about her NC State project to improve pollinator health on campus.

Jun 20, 2017

Arboretum Director: Helping Your Garden Grow

You want a green thumb, but your plants are all brown. Learn how heat and soil affect your garden, and why you should think about getting rid of your lawn.

Jun 15, 2017

NC State Holds First N.C. Extension Master Gardener College

More than 100 Extension volunteers from across the state worked to improve their gardening GPA – “Good Planting Advice” – when they gathered at NC State University last week for the first-ever North Carolina Extension Master Gardener College.

Jun 14, 2017

Butterflies Get Royal Treatment on Golf Course

A team of volunteers supported by NC State and BASF plant milkweed and wildflowers at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course to create a habitat for rare monarch butterflies.

May 1, 2017

Horticultural Science Students Design Pollinator Garden That’s a Work of Art

NC State University’s Gregg Museum touts a collection of 34,000 objects of art and design, and now, thanks to the work of horticultural science students, it has a new artful garden designed to attract bees and other pollinators.

Apr 26, 2017

Bee the Change: New Apiary on Centennial Campus

Thanks to a public-private partnership, Centennial Campus is now home to 150,000 honeybees in seven beehives. The new apiary will create opportunities for tours and other forms of pollinator-related education.