Honey Bee Communication
New bee sanctuary provides space for insects to thrive From their intricate social structure and astonishing navigation abilities to their indispensable role as pollinators, bees are the…
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Honey Bee Health in Switzerland
Honey bees in Switzerland can become extinct within 1 to 2 years, warns researcher Bee colonies are severely weakened by varroa mite, pesticides, according…
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Pesticide-Adjuvant Combinations
Effects of pesticide-adjuvant combinations used in almond orchards on olfactory responses to social signals in honey bees (Apis mellifera) Wen-Yen Wu, Ling-Hsiu Liao, Chia-Hua…
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Pesticides and Fungicides
Range of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, found in pollen of different bee species by Trinity College Dublin New research paints a worrying picture for the different…
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Jewish Beekeeper in London
In London, a Jewish beekeeper draws honey and spirituality from his hives For David Roth, the hobby he picked up during the COVID pandemic…
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Asian Hornets in England
Huge Asian hornets nearly wipe out beekeeper’s business after tearing through hives in England The giant insects that can devour more than 60 bees…
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A Conversation with Kim Flottum, Part 1
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! A Conversation…
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Found in Translation
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Found in…
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Examining Einstein’s Warning
The Bee Crisis: Examining Einstein’s Warning and the Impact on Humanity By Bhavesh Bakshi Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientific minds in history,…
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Improving Cherry Harvest
Pollination By More Than One Bee Species Improves Cherry Harvest University of Gothenburg To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by…
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RNAi Varroa Control
A new way to help honey bees From Our Changing World, Claire Concannon, @cconcannonsci ourchangingworld@rnz.co.nz Varroa destructor mites are bad news for honey bees….
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Honey Recipe
Honeyed Cornbread from the National Honey Board Website (https://honey.com/recipe/honeyed-cornbread) Ingredients □ 2½ cups self-rising cornmeal □ ½ tsp salt □ ¼ cup vegetable oil…
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Ozone Makes it Hard to Find Flowers
Ozone pollution makes it difficult for bees to find flowers By Chrissy Sexton Earth.com staff writer In addition to their struggle with habitat loss,…
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LEDs Improve Pollination
How can LEDs improve Bee Pollination in Greenhouses? Bees are an essential partner in helping pollinate our flowers, enabling healthy production of quality fruits…
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Bees Balanced Diet
Even on Farms, Bees Look For a Balanced Diet ENTOMOLOGY TODAY By Andrew Porterfield Managed bees provide a critical service to crop growers, providing…
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Urban Beekeeping
Urban Beekeeping: A Green Illusion? The Need for a Measured Approach to Regenerating Biodiversity in Cities NEWS PROVIDED BY 3Bee / Milan PRNewswire/ — Urban beekeeping is…
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UK Approval of Thiamethoxam
The UK government has approved a bee-threatening pesticide (Neo-Nic, thiamethoxam) in a potential breach of environmental law The UK government has recently approved the…
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Petro Prokopovych
Father of the Modern Hive By: John Gordon Sennett “Assigning myself to one branch of agriculture—beekeeping, I devoted my whole life, all my thoughts,…
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Pollen ID Lab Reopened
Dr. Heather Thakar has re-opened Texas A&M’s Palynology Laboratory! It took some time to regroup after Dr. Vaughn Bryant’s death. However, they are again…
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Bees Monitor Pollution
How bees can monitor pollution for us: Everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance by Mark Patrick Taylor, Kara Fry and Max M Gillings, The…
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