Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 09, 2025
I’ve been bugged lately. No, not in an attitude of mind. Literally. Bugs and crawly things keep interrupting my enjoyment of life, in the middle of wi...
Local News, News
Jun 16, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK — Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies ...
News
Dec 02, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK — While a beekeeper puffing clouds of carbon dioxide into a hive to calm the insects is a familiar image to many, less is known about ...
Agriculture, Business, News, ...
Mar 29, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by the dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to highlight nearly $1...
News, PA State News
Feb 10, 2022
CARLISLE (AP) — Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company's field in Pennsylvania, the company said. The bees were said to be s...
News
Jan 31, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State-led team of researchers will use a newly awarded $682,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Inst...
News
Jan 25, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK — A ground-nesting bee family — commonly known as miner bees — could play a heightened role in rebuilding black cherry populations in ...
News, PA State News
Oct 21, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — As a gauge against the ongoing decline of bee populations, the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners are helping to create Pennsylv...
News
Sep 02, 2021
NORWICH TOWNSHIP — The McKean County Master Gardeners invite the public to visit their gardens and meadow area at the Donald J. Comes Natural Resource...
Aug 02, 2021
BEES: The decline of bees and other pollinator populations threatens our global food security. Pollinators contribute to ecosystem health and a sustai...
Round the Square
Jul 07, 2021
REMOVING WASPS: When social wasps pose a danger to their human neighbors, simple measures are available to reduce risk. Typically, bees or wasps becom...
Bradford, Local News, News, ...
Apr 16, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State-led research team has received a nearly $950,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to create the next generation of ...
Bradford, Local News, News
Mar 22, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK — Without pollinators such as bees and butterflies, the world’s food supply would be reduced drastically, threatening the survival of ...
Local News
Jul 15, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — A grant of more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation will support a researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultur...
Local News
Jul 02, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — A study documenting bees that are reported to occur in Pennsylvania has found the presence of 437 species, including 49 never before...
Bradford, Local News, News
Jun 23, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK — An eight-part webinar series developed by Penn State Extension aims to teach people all about bees, discussing topics as diverse as ...
Local News, Online Features
Sep 13, 2019
The buzz about honey bees is that their population is still in danger. Recent data from the Bee Informed Partnership shows honey bee populations conti...
Round the Square
Aug 17, 2019
BEES : Today is National Honey Bee Day. In the world today, there are 19,000 different species of bees, and they are responsible for pollinating 30% o...
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Feb 13, 2019
The annual School Street Elementary National Geographic Bee was held on Jan. 24, with the winner determined after 32 questions. The first place winner...
Local News, News, Online Features
Sep 24, 2018
On Wednesday, North Central PA Beekeepers Association sponsored three mini seminars designed to help people learn to take better care of local bee pop...
Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
