Bees

File photo: Reuters Bees are apex pollinators, and along with other animals such as butterflies, birds and beetles, are responsible for pollinating around 70% of all food. To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their …

This year, with support from Josh Friedman 76, M.B.A. 80, J.D. 82, and Beth Friedman, the challenge expanded to include faculty at both Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and changed its name to the Star-Friedman Challen…

On 20 May, World Bee Day is celebrated around the globe. Sputnik has discussed the mass extinction of bees in Mexico with Alfonso Cestelos Sanz, director of the beekeeping club Apicultura MX.The death of more than 1.6 million bees in four years is a matter of…

A man from Fort Kochi caught everyone’s attention by turning his terrace into a mini orchard with more than 40 varieties of mangoes. Joseph has successfully grown several 4-feet tall mango trees on his terrace. Joseph successfully grew mango trees in his 20…

Two years ago, in December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 20 of each year as World Bee Day.1 The resolution was the result of an initiative started in 2015 by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association in an effort to raise awareness about …

Bugs may give some people the creepy-crawlies, but they actually play essential roles in ecosystems around the world, aerating the soil, controlling pests, and pollinating blossoms everywhere they go. Unfortunately, theyre also rapidly disappearing. In 2014, …

Seventeen types of bees are now considered 'extinct' from parts of the East of England, which provides one of the richest habitats for the pollinators in the UK.  These species include the rare Great Yellow bumblebee and the Potter Flower bee which have been…

The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Bengaluru has a bee in its bonnet. And a good thing too. Today, on World Bee Day, the university is flagging off a two-day workshop on bee keeping for urban enthusiasts and interested farmers. It all started …

ANKARA Turkey is the world's second largest beekeeping country after China, an official said, as the country marks World Bee Day on May 20. "Turkey is one of few self-sufficient countries in beekeeping, Selcuk Solmaz, head of Ankara Beekeepers Association (…

Global satellite communications company Inmarsat is partnering with Irish agritech company ApisProtect to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor the health of honey bees.The collaboration aims to develop a globally scalable IoT solution for con…