VANISHING BEES? – NEW TECHNIQUE COULD SOLVE THE MYSTERY
(Well it’s not really new because beekeepers have been using this technique for years – but it’s new to the scientists. Ed)
Ecologists in Germany have developed a better way of rearing bee larvae in the laboratory that could help discover why honey bee populations [...]
BUMBLEBEE LOSSES IN THE USA – MORE BAD NEWS FOR BIODIVERSITY
We have all learned about the huge losses of honeybees in the US but now a report has been released detailing major losses in the relative abundance of bumblebees. A large-scale study has shown a major decline in bumble bees in [...]
FEARS OF A DECLINE IN BEE POLLINATORS CONFIRMED
Most people who read the newspapers have begun to realise that pollination decline is something to take seriously but is there any researched evidence to show that this is happening and why is it happening? Well there is now! A recent University of Toronto study provides [...]
PLANTING FOR BEES. IS IT WORTH IT?
There have been many stories of pollinator/bee decline in recent years, but can something practical be done about this? Recent research suggests that in future, bee pastures may help pollinators prosper— wildflowers might someday be planted in ‘bee pastures,’ floral havens created as an efficient, practical, environmentally [...]
