20
May
Honey bees could help to clear dangerous land mines in Croatia
Decades after Croatia’s war for independence, tens of thousands of mines still lay hidden in its soil.
20
May
Honey bees could help to clear dangerous land mines in Croatia
Decades after Croatia’s war for independence, tens of thousands of mines still lay hidden in its soil.
08
May
5 things that probably aren’t killing honeybees – and 1 thing that definitely is
As scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder, we consider a few theories.
05
May
EU bans bee-harming pesticides … will U.S. wise up and follow suit?
In a landmark decision, Europe restricts a popular pesticide linked to declining honeybee populations. One would hope this would light a fire under the EPA’s you-know-what.
30
Apr
Best medicine for bees? Their own honey
In a study, bees that ate honey chemicals showed activation in genes that are known to help bees fight parasites and break down pesticides.
22
Apr
These pollinators really aren’t out to get you, after all.
29
Mar
It’s not just bees: Popular pesticides are killing birds, too
Runoff from neonicotinoid pesticides get absorbed into soil and can coat the seeds that many birds eat.
22
Mar
A bugophobe’s guide to beekeeping
When her curiosity and concern about Colony Collapse Disorder reached a peak, this writer put her deep, personal fear of bees aside. Sort of.
Why you should be more worried about pollination than a bee sting
Bees don’t want to sting you. They have far more important things to do, like keep our agriculture system afloat.
13
Mar
700,000 backyard bees killed in Detroit
Falling in a hazy realm somewhere between vandalism and animal abuse, someone doused a Detroit man’s backyard bee colonies with pesticide, killing all 700,000 of the bees and destroying their honey.
08
Mar
Bees remember flowers that serve them caffeine
Scientists think the caffeine is affecting neurons in the bees’ brains in a way that reinforces memories, and that it may have the same effect on humans.
