The first vaccine for honeybees was just approved for use in the US
This could be a turning point in insect management.
Tag: bee
These bees made blue honey after visiting an M&M factory
Back in 2012, beekeepers were shocked to see deep blue honey coming from the hives. Turns out, a nearby factory ...
Feisty bees make more potent venom, which makes for better medicine
Temperature and geographical location of the hive also have an effect.
Sure, this pandemic sucks, but at least a bee didn’t sting you in the eye
Doctors document a rare case of corneal bee sting.
Researchers publish the ultimate map of bee diversity, but there’s still much we don’t know
North America has by far the greatest bee diversity.
Honeybee brains could be a good model to study human brains on
Bee brains seem to use alpha waves similarly to primate brains.
Bumblebees carry heavy loads in ‘economy’ flight mode
The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.
Saving the bees: Small prairies around agricultural fields can help bees get through the winter
Late-blooming prairies can provide a much-needed respite to farm bees.
Newly-discovered bee species in Fiji are already thretened
Our good work precedes us!
Bee sting vaccine successfully passes human trials in Australia
If you're allergic to bee venom, this vaccine is for you.
Honey bee colonies dropped by 16% worldwide in the winter of 2017-18
Out of the 544,879 colonies these beekeepers managed, 89,124 were lost over the winter of 2017-18.
Saving the Honey Bee: Can New Genomic Clues Help Solve the Colony Collapse Mystery?
Science to the rescue!
Queen bumblebees take long breaks in the grass after hibernating
Researchers say that you should help queen bees if you see them exhausted on the ground, by providing a teaspoon ...
World’s largest bee makes a comeback from the dead
Wallace’s giant bee -- about four times larger than a honeybee -- hadn't been spotted for nearly four decades until ...
New sensor backpacks could turn bees into crop-monitoring drones
BEEEE cause we can, that's why.
Researchers want to vaccinate bees so we don’t run out of food
I can’t BEElive this!
Glyphosate might be killing bees by messing with their gut bacteria
Glyphosate may not be harmless to animals after all.
Honeybee clusters act as ‘super-organisms’ to keep everyone safe during bad weather
Intelligent behavior emerging from a group of relatively unintelligent organisms.
David Attenborough urges people to save bees with an adorable teaspoon gesture
It's a small gesture, but it can make a big difference for the tiny bees.
Walmart silently filed a patent for robotic bees meant to pollinate crops
As bee populations dwindle, robots are made to take their place.