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A vaccine for bees may evoke images of teeny hypodermic needles, but this product works in a sophisticated way that reflects the social structure of honeybee colonies.
The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.
Seventy-two per cent of native bumblebee species in North America are cutting their winter hibernation short by timing their emergence to earlier spring onsets.
Honey bees, wild and native bees face threats from parasites, pesticides and habitat loss. Shorter winters, more extreme weather and more habitat destruction won’t help.
Recent studies suggest that the mind of a bee is far more sophisticated than once believed.
Honey bees have what it takes to pollinate blueberries, boosting the quality and quantity of the popular fruit.
The son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and other insects have the ability to modify their behavior based on experience.
Studying bee sperm is difficult because of the way it coils, but fluorescent light illuminates the head of the sperm. Sperm quality may indicate stress levels in the bee colony.
Many people can’t get by without the buzz from their daily coffee habit.
Small hive beetles are the only species known to trick worker bees into feeding them essential food for the bee colony’s own survival and reproduction.
The varroa mite’s arrival in Australia was only a matter of time. We could benefit from one pest fighting another.
Sometimes archaeologists can “hear” the ancient past using acoustic methods.
Plus, why you should always remove grass cuttings from your lawn.
Miles of bee-friendly ‘highways’ are being linked up around the UK.
Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.
The miniature brains of honeybees were able to understand the concepts of odd and even, despite only having 960,000 neurons (compared to 86 billion in humans).
Beekeepers in British Columbia reported honeybee deaths during the 2021 heat dome. Other insects may also be at risk.
Celebrating the European honeybee is a misplaced opportunity to honour our forgotten native pollinators.
Pollen brings seasonal misery to millions of Americans, but it serves a critical purpose: fertilizing many kinds of plants, including food crops.
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