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?

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 …

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

Honey traders oppose GM mustard, to observe day-long protest on Sep 28

The beekeepers across India pointed out the adverse impact that GM cotton had on bees when it was introduced in 2002

How African honey bees can help mitigate global colony losses

The way the Africa honeybee's deal with parasites and pathogens can teach western beekeepers and researchers how to adapt their bees