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

Climate change, invasive species wiped away N America’s bee species

Almost 94% wild bee, native plant species gone in last 30 years, flags study

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 …

Not only honey bees, native bees may also be facing a ‘pandemic’: Scientists

The extent of pathogen impact on solitary bees is unknown, but it is crucial as they comprise majority of the approximately 20,000 bee species on …

‘Jewel of nature’: Scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires

Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of this magnificent species

Simply put: Bee apocalypse

जंगली मधुमक्खियों और देशी पौधों की 94% प्रजातियां हो गई गायब

एक अध्ययन में पाया गया कि पिछले 30 वर्षों में दुनिया भर में खासकर उत्तर-पूर्वी अमेरिका में जलवायु परिवर्तन और कृषि के बढ़ते दायरे ...

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

Book Digest: Dispatches from 40 forgotten civilisations, Wuhan under lockdown and more

From stories of wildlife in unforeseen form to rise of environmental illnesses, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and …

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

मौसमी बदलाव से 25 से 40 फीसदी तक गिरा बिहार में शहद का उत्पादन

सरसों के मौसम में हर साल जिन शहद के बक्सों में 10 किलो तक शहद मिलता था, वह अब दो से छह किलो तक ...

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

Why bees? Why honey?

CSE’s probe is not just about honey or its adulteration; it is about the ‘nature’ of the business of future food

KENYA

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?

Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies

Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO

शिशु मधुमक्खियों के मस्तिष्क के विकास को नुकसान पहुंचा रहे हैं कीटनाशक: अध्ययन

एक नए अध्ययन में पाया गया है कि मधुमक्खियों के लार्वा चरण के दौरान कीटनाशकों के संपर्क में आने से उनके मस्तिष्क के विशेष भागों ...