pollination

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Teller’s bees were used for pollinating crops such as almonds on farms, and he also rescued bees before rehabilitating them and later renting them out for pollination.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Although farmers in Riverside County should be able to turn to other companies to rent their honeybees for pollination needs, Teller anticipates downstream effects for bee removal customers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Amid a global biodiversity crisis, birds -- which play a vital role in pollination, seed dispersal and controlling insect populations -- are one of the fastest declining groups.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

These results suggest new management strategies that could be particularly valuable during peak pollination or honey production, when losing a queen can severely affect a colony.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

With- out insect pollination, most of the soil-holding and soil-enrich- ing plants of uncultivated areas would die out, with far-reaching consequences to the ecology of the whole region.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson