... , a major enemy of bees. Studies elsewhere indicate that residues of these chemicals can accumulate in hives, including in the honeycomb. Beekeepers typically reuse the honeycomb after the honey has ...
... to the disappearance of millions of honeybees now fear the sting of imported Australian bees that they worry could outcompete their hives and might carry a deadly parasite unseen in the United States.
Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover.
... loss to beekeepers all over the world. The only control measure is to destroy the infected hive. The mechanism of infection (pathogenic mechanism) was originally thought to be through the growth of a ...
The quality of pollen a plant produces is closely tied to its sexual habits, ecologists have discovered. As well as helping explain the evolution of such intimate relationships between plants and ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year....
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 24 (UPI) -- Wet spring weather in Scotland has reduced the sex drive of queen bees and threatens the future of the country's hives.
... survey by the Apiary Inspectors of America found that losses nationwide topped 36 percent of managed hives between September 2007 and March 2008, compared to a 31 percent loss during the same period a ...
They may "speak" different languages, but Asian and European honeybees living in the same hive can learn to translate each others' dances to help one another find food, a new study reveals.
... are solitary, primitively social, or parasitic.
These bees do not make honey or live in hives but are essential pollinators of crops and native plants. Honey is made by nearly 500 species of ...
... about 500 bee species produce honey. Most species, however, do not produce honey or live in hives, yet they are crucial pollinators of crops and native plants."
Taxonomy is the science of species ...
Want to put your computer to good use while you sleep? Muhammad Zaman, assistant professor in biomedical engineering, recently introduced Cellular Environment in Living Systems @Home or CELS@Home ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 1 (UPI) -- Beekeepers in Manitoba, Canada, said they are concerned the spread of the varroa mite is decimating hive populations.
Good news for the hardworking honeybee and for beekeepers - the University of Sussex has installed the UK's only Professor of Apiculture. Professor Francis Ratnieks will head the newly-created ...
... to help gather good food; and they are still extra warm when they return to the hive.
"This is information that other bees could potentially use," said associate professor of biology James Nieh who ...
