Rare bee found after 100 years by Flinders University Pharohylaeus lactiferus (Colletidae: Hylaeinae). Credit: James Dorey Photography A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been there all along—but is probably under increasing pressure to survive. Only six individual were ever found, with the last […]
Veterinary Consultant Josh Vaisman kind of fell into beekeeping. He couldn’t have anticipated how his relationship with his hives would evolve. Watch his story on NAVC’s Spark Community channel: https://navc.com/spark/2020/05/13/spark-community-story-a-buzzworthy-human-animal-bond/ […]
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American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific Research 11 (5): 320-331, 2016 ISSN 1818-6785 © IDOSI Publications, 2016 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.aejsr.2016.11.5.10418 Corresponding Author: Shimelis Mengistu, Haramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box: 138 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. 320 Major Honey Bee Health Problem with Particular Emphasis to Anti-Varroa Investigation of Propolis in Toke-Kutaye District, Ethiopia Shimelis Mengistu, Yared Kebede and […]
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Animal pollinators support the production of three-quarters of the world’s food crops, and many flowers produce nectar to reward the pollinators. A new study using bumblebees has found that the sweetest nectar is not necessarily the best: too much sugar slows down the bees. The results will inform breeding efforts to make crops more attractive […]
Solitary female bees inspect other nests for signs of danger before making decisions on where to build their own, a new London-based study suggests. The study, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, found the clever bees looked for signs of parasite infection in other species‘ nests and used this information to select a […]
A team of researchers with Charles University and the Czech Academy of Science has discovered a species of bee where males guard a nest while females are off gathering food for their young. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their study of Ceratina nigrolabiata and what […]
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science that they have developed a new strategy to protect honey bees from a deadly trend known as colony collapse: genetically engineered strains of bacteria. An increasing number of honey bee colonies in the U.S. have seen the dwindling of their adult bees. According […]
Loss of the vital pollinators, due in part to temperature extremes and fluctuations, could have dire consequences for ecosystems and agriculture. BUMBLEBEES, AMONG THE most important pollinators, are in trouble. Fuzzy and buzzy, they excel at spreading pollen and fertilizing many types of wild flora, as well as crucial agricultural crops like tomatoes, blueberries, and […]