Meeting the dietary needs of honey bees is tough for South African beekeepers
Beekeeping cannot depend on a single forage source. This makes the business of ensuring bees have what they need to stay healthy a precarious business.
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Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world’s bees?
It's a decade since US beekeepers first noticed that their bees were mysteriously dying. Now we know much more about Colony Collapse Disorder, raising hopes that we can turn bees' fortunes around.
Conservation efforts must include small animals. After all, they run the world
Small animals are the fabric of the world around us. Without them everything would crumble.
Are rooftop beehives just a brand buzz exercise for companies?
Every new batch of bees needs the equivalent of eight hectares of lavender fields to prosper.
We taught bees to play football so we could learn about their brains
They shoot, they score ... if there's a sugary reward at the end of it.
Robot bees vs real bees – why tiny drones can’t compete with the real thing
Collecting pollen takes a surprising amount of teamwork.
Jungle boogie: five dancing animals who know how to strut their stuff
Planet Earth's bears have nothing on these critters.
Insects can teach us how to create better technologies
Insects developed technology long before we did, so perhaps they can show us how to use it without damaging the planet.
Birds, bees and bugs: your garden is an ecosystem, and it needs looking after
Whether you live in an urban apartment or a rural homestead, your outdoor area is more than just a private space. It's a thriving ecosystem.
To bee or not to bee – why some insects pretend to be dangerous
Hoverflies have evolved to trick predators into thinking they have a sting in the tail – but the predators have fought back.
Neonicotinoids linked to wild bee and butterfly declines in Europe and US
Two new studies have linked controversial pesticides neonicotinoides to wild bee and butterfly declines.
While some bees are workers, others are born to bee free – tracking study shows
Tracking the flight of the bumblebee teaches us how they use plants – and how we can help them.
Fatal attraction: how street lights prevent moths from pollinating
New research shows that street lighting changes the activity of moths, and is likely to disrupt nocturnal pollination.
A digital beehive could warn beekeepers when their hives are under attack
Honey bees are in decline and the current method of keeping them can be disruptive to a colony. But new designs allow beekeepers to monitor a hive remotely, even sniff out disease and pests.
Why it might take more than the buzz of bees to ward off elephants
Elephant numbers are increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Their search for food is leading them into conflict with farmers living adjacent to game parks. Bees could prove to be the answer to the problem.
Revealed: honeybees are being killed off by a manmade pandemic
New study maps the spread of 'deformed wing virus' – and it follows patterns of human trade.
Queen bees put their workers on ‘the pill’ to stop them reproducing
It's long been a mystery how queen bees stop their workers from laying eggs. The solution comes from understanding a gene we call Anarchy.
Not just bees: the buzz on our other vital insect helpers
Next time you reach for the honey, spare a thought for the other vital insects that pollinate our crops.
Ants, bees and wasps: the venomous Australians with a sting in their tails
Bees, wasps and ants – a group known as Hymenoptera – can claim the title of deadliest insects. How did they evolve to be so painful?
Give bees a chance: the ancient art of beekeeping could save our honey (and us too)
Bees and humans share a long history. But now bee populations are in a worrying decline. So can beekeeping teach us how to live in harmony with the world's most famous pollinator?
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