Promiscuous queen bees improve health of hives

Trust the gut on this one

Animal biodiversity loss limits plants’ ability to adapt to climate change globally: Experts

India 

Not so sweet: Honey production falls 40% in Bihar

Researchers have attributed the fall to erratic weather conditions in the state 

Transportation for pollination causing spread of deadly disease in bees

Researchers advocate keeping strict limits on the movement of bees

Interaction of domestic, wild honeybees results in efficient sunflower pollination

COVID-19: Bihar beekeepers find it tough to relocate bee boxes amid lockdown

Bees are relocated to orchards in Jharkhand for them to get easy access to food sources

Tropical crops at risk from pollinator loss due to climate change, shift in land use, finds study

Number of insects that pollinate tropical plants declined by 61%

Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are often seen as weeds — but they’re a crucial resource for pollinating insects

The past 90 years have seen the loss of over 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows

Stinging fact

Pesticides driving decline in bumblebee population

Who's afraid

Of commercial farming?

CSE gives FSSAI information about its probe into honey adulteration

Urges food regulator to take quick action against nefarious business

Bee, a helper

Honeycomb glue can fight multi-drug resistant hospital bugs

It’s sugar, honey; and it’s a crime

Tests from a German laboratory found that Indian honey is adulterated with sugar syrup

Bee species are missing, pollination on high risk

Pollinator security

Plants have a new date with flowering

Stinging: Insect taxonomy expertise in Europe may be at risk

Study finds 41.4% of insect orders not covered by sufficient number of scientists

BYTES

Bees detect airborne toxins

Definitive

Study links GM crops with ecological imbalance

Bees lose way

How common pesticides affect bee populations

Diesel confuses bees

Emissions interfere with floral odours that guide honeybees

Single track

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