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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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.
Small animals are the fabric of the world around us. Without them everything would crumble.
Every new batch of bees needs the equivalent of eight hectares of lavender fields to prosper.
They shoot, they score … if there’s a sugary reward at the end of it.
Collecting pollen takes a surprising amount of teamwork.
Planet Earth’s bears have nothing on these critters.
Insects developed technology long before we did, so perhaps they can show us how to use it without damaging the planet.
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.
Hoverflies have evolved to trick predators into thinking they have a sting in the tail – but the predators have fought back.
Two new studies have linked controversial pesticides neonicotinoides to wild bee and butterfly declines.
Tracking the flight of the bumblebee teaches us how they use plants – and how we can help them.
New research shows that street lighting changes the activity of moths, and is likely to disrupt nocturnal pollination.
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.
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.
New study maps the spread of ‘deformed wing virus’ – and it follows patterns of human trade.
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.
Next time you reach for the honey, spare a thought for the other vital insects that pollinate our crops.
Bees, wasps and ants – a group known as Hymenoptera – can claim the title of deadliest insects. How did they evolve to be so painful?
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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