The International Peace Garden has unveiled its flower bed designs for next summer—and this time, the stars of the show are the pollinators. Butterflies, bumblebees, hummingbirds, even the humble caterpillar mid-metamorphosis. Horticulturist Michelle Burnett, working out of Ninga, Manitoba, designed the beds[...]
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On This Day | News of 1941
Fargo’s parking meters went into operation recently. Installed in the business district, the meters are expected to provide better parking conditions in the city. Charge to car owners is five cents per hour. Regulations [...]Read More... from On This Day | News[...]
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Canadian Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
Canadian beekeepers are raising fresh concerns about a fast-spreading parasite overseas and urging policymakers to act before it reaches North America. The tropilaelaps mite, already found in parts of Asia and the Caucasus, can wipe out hives by attacking young bees. Industry[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Not all yellow-striped insects are created equal
As I ate my sandwich outdoors, a persistent yellow and black insect kept circling me. Getting closer and closer, it landed on my paper plate. I carefully shooed it away, hoping not to anger it. I have an innate fear of this[...]
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‘The bees are just not surviving’: Local honey producers losing colonies at alarming rate
In the heart of America’s honey belt, beekeepers are facing losses that threaten both tradition and the food supply it supports. Families like the Hulls in west-central Minnesota, who have kept bees for more than a century, are watching half their colonies[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Attract bees to your vegetable garden
We need bees to grow a productive vegetable garden. Almost all cucumber, melon, pumpkin and squash flowers require pollination by bees to produce fruit. Without bees, there would be a worldwide shortage of zucchini. A very sad thought, indeed. Tomato, pepper and[...]
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Pollinator Week is June 16-22
BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed June 16-22, 2025, as Pollinator Week in North Dakota. North Dakota is home to many pollinators, including more than 800,000 honey bee colonies. “Pollinator species such as bees, birds and insects are essential partners of[...]
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North Dakota honey producers ask President Trump for tariffs
While some industries are eager to see tariffs rolled back, North Dakota’s honey producers are asking for more. With prices stuck at 20-year lows and costs rising across the board—from bee feed to labor—they say unfair competition is pouring in through back[...]
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North Dakota honey producer weighs in on nationwide spike in bee deaths
North Dakota leads the nation in honey production, but the buzz is growing quieter. A recent report shows commercial beekeepers lost over 60% of their colonies between June and February—a staggering hit, even in an industry familiar with hard winters and tough[...]
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Pollinators in Peril: One-Fifth of North American Species at Risk
Pollinators — the tiny workers behind much of our food and thriving ecosystems — are in serious trouble. A comprehensive new study reveals that over 20% of pollinator species in North America face the risk of extinction. Bees are the hardest hit,[...]
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Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm
The honeybee crisis has taken a devastating turn. Beekeepers across the country are reporting staggering losses—millions of colonies gone in just months. While bee die-offs aren’t new, this year’s numbers are unprecedented, with some losing nearly all their hives. The fallout is[...]
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Fargo researchers working on first-ever genetic bank for bees
Researchers in Fargo are working to make sure current honey bee genetics are preserved until the end of time — in case we need them then. The goal: make sure that if there is a future shock to the population we can[...]
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Honey Bees & Monarch Butterflies Get Habitat Boost from Federal Project
A public-private partnership program announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture hopes to incentivize building habitat that’s good for honey bees and monarch butterflies. The program will provide seed for putting land into habitat friendly plants and flowers as well as land[...]
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Williston Farmers Educate EPA Officials on Honey Bees and ND Farming
Tours organized by the North Dakota Grain Growers Association and introducing EPA officials the challenges of North Dakota Farming. The tours are happening all over the state including Minot, but at the tour near Williston the focus turned toward honey bees. [...]Read[...]
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Norway’s Capital City is Building a Highway for Bees
Norway’s capitol city Oslo is taking losses in honey bee colonies seriously; or, they’re using it as an excuse to brighten up the place with flowering insect rest stops. Either way, it sounds like an environmentally aesthetic two-for-one. [...]Read More... from Norway’s[...]
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Feds Propose Multi-Pronged Plan to Bolster Decline in Bees
Reports last week that 2014 was a particularly bad year for honey bees have federal officials calling all hands and activating resources in an attempt to reverse the trend. [...]Read More... from Feds Propose Multi-Pronged Plan to Bolster Decline[...]