Burning issue: Study finds fire a friend to some bees, a foe to others

New Curtin University research has found the impact of bushfires and prescribed burns on global bee populations is highly ...

Athens embraces urban beekeeping as rooftop hives bring honey production to the city

Urban beekeeping is neither new around the world nor in Athens. Decades ago, Greek families brought hives with them when they moved from the countryside. View on euronews ...
Sioux City Journal

Gloomy headlines create buzz, but experts say honey bees doing OK

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Every day, news releases from public relations firms pop into the newsroom email inbox, their headlines screaming for attention. One such recent email carried a stinging message, ...
The Free Press

A Sweeter Future For Honey Bees: Florida Research Sparks EPA Label Change

University of Florida researcher Cameron Jack’s work on protecting honey bees from a destructive pest has led to a significant policy change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The new ...
komonews

Honey bee colonies down more than 40% in Washington, survey suggests

SEATTLE — Honey bee colonies in Washington are declining at an alarming rate, with more than 40% now gone, according to the national beekeeping survey. Quentin Geant, the owner of Seattle Bee Services ...
Phys.org

Rare chestnut bee discovered at NY orchard research station

A rare bee species native to New York state was discovered in Syracuse at a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) research station in July. ESF pollinator ecologist Molly Jacobson ...
Yahoo

She Was Dying—Then a Swarm of Stinging Bees Healed Her

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bee stings unexpectedly cured a woman’s Lyme disease, even after her body was breaking down from disease ...
WHIO

Local beekeepers working to combat declining honey bee populations

FAIRBORN — Local beekeepers in Fairborn are working to combat the decline in honey bee populations, which is crucial for maintaining food production. According to the Ohio State University’s bee ...
Arizona Daily Star

Retired K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators. The ...
WGCU

Good buzz: On National Honey Bee Day Florida beekeepers thriving

As National Honey Bee Day approaches this Saturday, beekeepers are celebrating the buzzing pollinators that support our food supply, as well as the success of a University of Florida accelerator that ...
University of Delaware

Monitoring biological diversity

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...