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Farmers Use Bees to Deter Elephants from Romping Over Crops–a Win-Win for All
In Kenya, on the edge of the legendary Tsavo National Park, African honey bees contentedly buzz about near rows of well-tended crops.
It's a scene...
Group Wants Colorado Kids to Save the Bees This Summer–Giving Out 100,000 Free Packets of Wildflower Seeds
Next Monday is the start of National Pollinator Awareness Week, and one Colorado advocacy group is hosting a flower planting drive to rewild Colorado's...
Bumblebees Share Knowledge Like Humans and Chimpanzees, Suggesting the Hive Mind Is More Personal
Bumblebees can teach others new behaviors too complex for them to learn alone, suggests a paper published in Nature that essentially posits humans and...
Good News for California Bees: Governor Signs Law to Help Protect Pollinators From Toxic Pesticides
Thanks to the persistence of state legislators, and a change of heart from Governor Gavin Newsom, California has passed a new law that will...
Bumblebees are Hitting Back at Asian Hornets With Top-Tier Combat Skills, Reveals Research
Bumblebees have top-tier combat skills when targeted by Asian hornets, reveals new research.
Buff-tailed bumblebees drop to the ground when hornets attack—carrying the pests down...
Bee Therapy Retreat Where Vibrations From Bees and Scent of Honey Believed to Be Healing
The UK's first 'bee therapy' retreat has been launched in Scotland.
Apipods—wooden huts with beehives around the exterior—have been popular in Eastern Europe for years....
Bumblebees Learn New ‘Trends’ for Their Behavior by Watching Each Other and Learning
After a few bees figured out how to get a sweet treat from a locked container, the whole hive eventually learned how by watching...
Bus Stops in Scotland Go Green – With Roofs Covered in Plants as a Gift For Honeybees
Dozens of bus stops around the city center of Aberdeen, Scotland, are set for a renovation to turn them into "Bee Bus Stops."
Covered in...
World’s First Vaccine for Declining Honeybees Approved By the US for Conditional Use
A biotech company announced this week that the USDA (Department of Agriculture) granted them a conditional license for their honeybee vaccine.
The vaccine boosts the...
‘No Mow May’ Gives You a Reason to NOT Mow the Lawn: Leave the Weeds to Feed the Bees
Backyard bee conservation is all the buzz these days, with people planting native pollinator gardens, installing bee houses, and participating in citizen science endeavors...
‘Stingless Bees’ Bring Life Back to the Amazon With Medicinal Honey and New Income
While the rest of modern civilization gets honey mostly from European honeybees, indigenous tribes in Peru's slice of the Amazon get theirs from stingless...
Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides and planting more pollinator-friendly flowers to boost bee populations naturally.
Now farmers and beekeeers also have...
Bee Bricks That Help Thousands of Solitary Bees Are Now a Requirement for New Buildings in Brighton
Since 250 of the 270 bee species in Britain are solitary buzzers, the city of Brighton and Hove is establishing mandates to use "bee...
Watch Woman Save Bees By Rescuing Hives From Old Buildings With Her Bare Hands
If an overwhelming sound of buzzing is coming from the siding on your house, or from an old trashcan or other enclosed space, you've...
Thousands of Bees Make It Out Alive After Being Buried by Volcanic Ash for 50 Days
For everything we hear about bees these days, it's hard to believe that they and their hives are capable of surviving a volcanic eruption.
But...
Bee Expert Finds 800,000 Wild Honeybees Thriving in Ancient English Forest, Now Naturalists are Buzzing With Hope
Even in a place as populated and developed as southeast England, there are still ecological surprises waiting for those willing enough to be patient...
Bees Have a New, Lifesaving ‘Vaccine’ to Make Them Immune to Pesti-Side Effects
There's been a lot of talk about vaccines these days, but not for bees. But a Cornell student has figured that since our most...
Orchids Make Fake Pollen to Tempt the Bees – But Scientists Discover it’s as Valuable as the Real Thing
Unable to attract bees and other pollinators to its golden pollen, Cypripedium wardii, an orchid species native to Tibet and China, creates "fool's gold" pollen,...
These Homegrown Mushroom Hives Could Save Ireland’s Bees
An Irish designer is hoping to save her island's native bee species by creating special hives grown from mushrooms.
Placing on the world Top 20...
Bees Actually Bite Plants to Make Them Flower Early – Surprising Scientists
Despite their name, there's no bumbling in a bumblebee's movements. They are busy surveying your yard for the tastiest and richest supplies of nectar...