The Surprising Superfood Connection Between Bumble Bees and Squash Bees.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that the spiny pollen from plants in the sunflower family can reduce infection of a common bee parasite by 81-94% and increase the production of queen bumblebees. The research provides much-needed food for thought in one of the most vexing problems facing biologists and ecologists: how to reverse the great die-off of the world's pollinators.