Nigeria becomes fourth African nation to join global coalition to protect pollinators

Even as pollinator populations are declining globally, data about them, especially in the developing world, is insufficient

Pollinator Sanctuary: A new sustainable solution model from Canada

The concept could not only help in providing forage, shelter and nesting places for local bees and birds, but also play a pivotal role in …

Simply put: Bee apocalypse

Bees enter US endangered species list for the first time

Urbanisation, competition with non-native species and natural disasters are prime reasons for the decline of seven types of bees native to Hawaii

Why do conservationists hide when the bees dwindle?

It’s time the country’s policymakers and researchers turned their attention to insect-benefitting agriculture

Honey for Nothing

Book notice: Indigenous Honeybees of the Himalayas

Nepal's native honeybees are an acknowledged vital cog in maintaining the region's biodiversity, as they naturally pollinate an assortment of …

A Sweet Golden Steal

Honey! sounds simple when we say the word, but has a complex background

The nepotism chemical

A taste of honey

For the small farmer, beekeeping is the new buzzword, as honey presents itself as an alternative source of income

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Double effect

US postal service unveils four stamps

Bees know you

... by face

Protein-wired

Once upon a time

Hedges are disappearing. Where do the birds, insects rest?

US beekeepers lost 40% honey bee colonies in a year: Survey

Beekeepers lost 37.7 per cent colonies during the winter, between April 2018 and April 2019 — the highest winter decline in the last 13 …

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world's bees?

Now we know much more about Colony Collapse Disorder, raising hopes that we can turn bees' fortunes around

Fall of the bees

Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report

Colour insight

How bees solve complex colour puzzles

Bee aware

Sweet measures

New means of collecting honey will no longer destroy the entire honey comb

Beekiller's genes

Honey, where are the bees?

At stake is the world’s food supply  

Insect stings inspire syringe-needle designs

Indian and interntaional scientists say that bee and wasp sting mechanism could help in developing a syringe-needle system, which can be used in …