bees

Honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions with a brain the size of a sesame seed
via University of Sheffield Honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions with a brain the
A WSU beekeeping scientist prepares a queen bee bank near the refrigerators where the banks were stored. CREDIT Courtesy Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University
Keeping queen bees chilled in indoor refrigeration units to help bees beat climate change
A WSU beekeeping scientist prepares a queen bee bank near the refrigerators where the banks
The first vaccine for insects targets helping bees
The Queen and Disease Clinic at NC State focuses on queen bees, like the one
Could putting honeybee hives on solar parks add millions of pounds to UK agriculture while really helping bee populations?
Managing solar parks for honeybees can have positive impacts on crop yields and thus financial
A common insecticide made for commercial plant nurseries is harmful to bees in ANY amount
Alfalfa leafcutter bee used to study effects of insecticide and watering practices. (David Rankin/UCR) A
A new technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides that are killing bees
Beemmunity sugar bars that contain microsponges, for use with a bee feeder that is under
A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees
Varroa mites seen living on a honey bee. Mites weaken bees’ immune systems, transmit viruses,
Ensuring bees benefit from the solar power boom
Pollinators in a solar farm. CREDIT: Solar Energy UK & Sarah Cheesbrough Ensuring bees benefit
The decline of bees and other pollinators is officially a risk to crop yields globally
A bumble bee pollinating a blueberry bush. Photo: Winfree lab The decline of bees and
A 94 per cent loss of plant-pollinator networks over the last 30 years
via beeculture.com A 94 per cent loss of plant-pollinator networks over the last 30 years
Video of the complete development of a honey bee in its hive shows a pesticide problem
Diagram/monitoring of brood cells – side view of the construction and camera view of the
Protecting bees from pests and pathogens with engineered bacteria
Compared with control bees, the bees treated with the strain of bacteria targeting the deformed
Could probiotics help save honey bee colonies from collapse?

Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used

Domestic honeybees may be infecting wild bumblebees through shared flowers

Domestic beehives linked to spike in viral infections in nearby wild bumblebee populations—through shared flowers

Bees demonstrate new possibilities for communication between humans and other species

We’ve learned bees can understand zero and do basic maths, and now a new study