Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago – new study

The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.

Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~6 min

European Beekeepers Alert on ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 28, 2022 ~6 min


Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure

Honey bees, wild and native bees face threats from parasites, pesticides and habitat loss. Shorter winters, more extreme weather and more habitat destruction won’t help.

Jennie L. Durant, Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis • conversation
Oct. 13, 2022 ~10 min

Bee biodiversity is one way nature ‘diversifies its portfolio’

Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems, according to a new study that shows how different bee species pollinate the same plants over time.

Kitta MacPherson-Princeton • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~5 min

Alpine bumblebees struggle to adapt to warming temps

Alpine bumblebees have adapted to colder temps of the Rocky Mountains, but now climate change warming is threatening these once abundant pollinators.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 19, 2022 ~6 min

Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

The son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and other insects have the ability to modify their behavior based on experience.

Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College • conversation
July 29, 2022 ~9 min

Fewer wild bees at fruit farms warrant investigation

Pollination of watermelon flowers at fruit farms by wild bees decreased by more than half between 2005 and 2012, report researchers.

Kitta MacPherson-Princeton • futurity
July 28, 2022 ~5 min

How the birds and the bees help coffee plants

Many people can’t get by without the buzz from their daily coffee habit.

Thomas Ings, Associate professor, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
July 5, 2022 ~6 min


Eating 1 microbe protects honey bees against poor nutrition

Nutritional stress is a huge cause of honey bee decline. But researchers say adding one microbe into their food protects growing bees.

Andrea Zeek-Indiana • futurity
June 27, 2022 ~6 min

Bumblebees pick up more parasites on some flower shapes

The shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how bumblebees acquire parasites, a study shows. The findings could influence what pollinator-lovers plant.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
June 15, 2022 ~4 min

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