Bees

Back in the 1950s, says veteran beekeeper Jerry Cronin, the average domestic enthusiast could comfortably manage up to 50 hives in an apiary. Today were maxing out at about 10 or 12 hives, because forage for the bees is disappearing, says the retired Eircom …

BEE-HEALTH STARTUP APISPROTECT is partnering with global telecommunications giant Inmarsat to scale its hive-monitoring solutions across the globe.  ApisProtect uses Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor the health of honey bees in hives, reduce col…

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 …

Awareness of the environmental threat to Irelands bee population has increased but now it must be backed up by change in behaviour, according to conservationists. Speaking ahead of World Bee Day on Monday, pollination specialist Prof Jane Stout said one in e…

Peering through his beekeeping hat and veil at about two dozen people Saturday at Ford Motor Company's Cherry Hill Farm, an Army veteran spoke about mindfulness.  The Heroes to Hives founder, Adam Ingrao, moved panels coated in honeybees to a new hive while …

As I turn the corner into Sophie Ellis-Bextors leafy West London street, where trees and flowers seem to grow as abundantly as her family, I remind myself that the singer might not want to talk about her children in an interview. Yes, she recently gave birth …

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A quintessential sign of spring is a busy bee happily buzzing from blossom to blossom. While spring is now in full swing across Canada, the presence of those dependable pollinators is becoming more and more uncertain. Our research team is focused on assessin…

There has been a lot of buzz about honeybees’ failing health because they pollinate our produce. Less well known is how critical bumblebees are for some of our favorite foods. And their numbers are also rapidly declining. A new study from the University of C…