A recent study has shown that apple trees that are pollinated by bees exposed to pesticides produce lower-quality fruit than trees pollinated by healthy bees. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of […]
Tag: Bees
The USDA Covers Up The Work Of One Scientist, Then Punishes Him For Doing His Job
A bee expert from South Dakota is saying that he is being punished by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for his work studying pesticides and pollinators. According to research presented by USDA entomologist […]
Check Out This Major Airport That’s Hosting A Honey Bee Colony
At yet another major airport an agricultural project is afoot and this time it’s a beekeeper maintaining beehives amid the flying airplanes and travelers. The project is called YYBeez, and it has already produced a […]
New Index Reveals That Coral Reefs Are Worth Four Times As Much As The UK
Coral reefs are worth more than four times the value of the economy of the United Kingdom, as the reefs provide over $9 trillion in services to people worldwide. The statistic was provided from a […]
Rising Global Temperatures May Have Lead To Evolutionary Adaptation In Colorado Bees
As global temperatures slowly rise due to climate change, one of the impacts has started to reveal itself within bee populations being studied in Colorado. Although their population has been declining in recent years, they […]
Winnie-The-Pooh To The Rescue of British Bees After Disastrous Winter
Winnie-the-Pooh has been called on to help with the plight of vanishing British honeybee colonies. As concern grows world wide about the declining population of honeybees, The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has launched a public […]
New Study Shows Bees Are Worth Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars To Global Economy
The humble honeybee is one of the hardest working, least appreciated and most valued insects in nature, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. The study found that wild bee […]
Norway Launches World’s First Bumble Bee Highway
While it may seem like a cute story, the world’s bee population is a pressing issue. World bee populations are declining at a rapid pace which has huge knock-on effects for commercial farming. Without bees […]
EPA To Temporarily Ban Pesticide Use In Bee Feeding Areas
Responding to a critical drop in United States honeybee populations, which are vital to crop production, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will begin issuing temporary pesticide restrictions in areas where bees are […]
Bees At Risk Of Addiction From Nicotine Related Pesticides
It’s not just human smokers or vapers than can become addicted to nicotine. New research has found that bees may be getting hooked on nectar laced with widely used nicotine-related chemicals in pesticides. In addition […]