Bees

Abstract Wild bees are important pollinators in many ecosystems threatened by anthropogenic disturbance. Urban development can reduce and degrade natural habitat for bees and other pollinators. However, some researchers suggest that cities could also provide…

While leading a group of Girl Scouts on a tour of Yales Marsh Botanical Garden not so long ago, curator Kunso Kim spoke about flowers dependence upon bees, butterflies, and birds for pollination, and what the plants provide their pollinators in return the nec…

Climate change is real. As is a few other stressing concerns. Like the declination of bees. We heard a few yers ago how there has been a steep decline in bees, the world over, and how this is a huge risk factor in the very existence of mankind. Well, finally,…

The line of perspiring shoppers dying for some icy relief wraps around the corner of the Wicked Hi Slush stand at FarmLovers Farmers' Markets on Oahu. Patrons quench their thirst with the stands two signature offer…

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalists Odds n Sods a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats and to …

The Cork tech firm founded by Dr Fiona Edwards Kennedy is developing hive monitoring technology to keep tabs on the health of 20 million honey bees from Ireland and the UK to South Africa and the US. The new research will develop sensors able to work in remot…

Meloe proscarabaeus, a European blister beetle, has been named "Insect of the Year 2020" for Austria, Germany and Switzerland by the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, which began proclaiming the award in 1999. The award was initiated by Holger Dathe…

The story of neonicotinoids is growing more nuanced. Europe has banned outdoor use of three of these insecticides to protect bee populations. Two other neonicotinoids are still permitted, but little is known about their impact on bees. New research reported i…

Honeybee colonies worldwide are under siege by parasites, but they now have a white knight: a band of Israeli entrepreneurs bearing AI. Beewise, an Israel-based startup, is using AI in its small northern community on the border of Lebanon to monitor honeybee…

The story of neonicotinoids is growing more nuanced. Europe has banned outdoor use of three of these insecticides to protect bee populations. Two other neonicotinoids are still permitted, but little is known about their impact on bees. New research reported i…