Researchers Capture Rare Honey Bee Behavior From Within the Hive
Unique videos capture detailed instances of rare honey bee behaviors like mouth-to-mouth larval feedings. Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee…
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Rare Australian Native Bee Found After 100 Years
Rainforest degradation, wildfire reducing species. A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been…
“Something Is Happening to the Bees” – 25% of Known Bee Species Haven’t Appeared in Public Records Since the 1990s
Researchers at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) in Argentina have found that, since the 1990s, up to 25% of reported bee…
Common Pesticides Stop Bees and Flies From Getting a Good Night’s Sleep and Disrupts Their Memories
Researchers urge UK to keep EU ban on pesticide which has detrimental effect on pollinators. Just like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep…
Mystery That Baffled Darwin Solved: Clever Strategy Some Flowers Use to Ensure Effective Pollination by Bees
Study of flowers with two types of anthers solves mystery that baffled Darwin. Some flowers use a clever strategy to ensure effective pollination by bees,…
Climate Change Reduces the Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees
Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State. The…
Big Bumblebees Memorize Locations of Best Flowers
Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows. Meanwhile smaller bumblebees — which have a shorter flight range…
Honey Bees Unusual Defense Against Giant Hornet Attacks: Animal Poop
Research from Wellesley College professor Heather Mattila shows that bees use animal dung to prevent giant hornets from attacking colonies, a behavior documented by scientists…
Honey Bees Use Animal Dung to Fend Off Giant “Murder” Hornets
Honeybees spread animal dung on the entrance of their hives to effectively ward off giant hornets. What’s the best way to ward off giant hornets…
Unexpected Similarity Discovered Between Honey Bee and Human Social Life
Bees and humans are about as different organisms as one can imagine. Yet despite their many differences, surprising similarities in the ways that they interact…
Researchers Create First Global Map of Bee Species
There are over 20,000 species of bee, but accurate data about how these species are spread across the globe are sparse. However, researchers reporting in…
Australian Night Bees Recorded Foraging in Darkness for the First Time
A new study has identified two Australian bees that have adapted their vision at night for the first time. Australian bees are known for pollinating…
“Honey Bee, It’s Me” – Gut Bacteria Is Key to Bee ID
For a honey bee, few things are more important than recognizing your nestmates. Being able to tell a nestmate from an invader could mean the…
Scientists “Scent Train” Honeybees to Boost Sunflower Seed Production
If you want a dog to hunt something down, it helps to let them sniff an item to pick up the scent. Now, researchers reporting…
Group Genomics Drive Aggression in Africanized Honey Bees
Researchers often study the genomes of individual organisms to try to tease out the relationship between genes and behavior. A new study of Africanized honey…
US Beekeepers Report Abnormally High Summer Losses After Lower Winter Losses
Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the…
‘Bee’ Thankful for the Evolution of Pollen – Discovery Made With Highly Detailed Electron Scanning Microscope
University of Missouri researchers discover wildflower’s spiny pollen adapts to help plants reproduce. Have pollen. Must travel. Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants must…
An Incredible New Bumble Bee Behavior Was Just Discovered – So Sophisticated, Scientists Cannot Reproduce
Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in such a way that accelerates the production…
