Apiarist Elizabeth, Aged 11, Has Big Plans For The Future

Apiarist Elizabeth, Aged 11, Has Big Plans For The Future

An 11-year-old girl from the United States who signed up for a beekeeping lecture aged eight has revealed she wants to become her state’s chief apiarist. From age three, Elizabeth Downs from the small town of Eddington, Maine, has enjoyed helping her neighbour Dave Oliver with his gardening. Picture shows Elizabeth Downs, 11, undated. An 11-year-old girl from the United States who signed up for a beekeeping lecture aged eight…

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Apiarist Elizabeth, Aged 11, Has Big Plans For The Future

Apiarist Elizabeth, Aged 11, Has Big Plans For The Future

An 11-year-old girl from the United States who signed up for a beekeeping lecture aged eight has revealed she wants to become her state’s chief…

Climate Change Enforces Bee Migration With ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences

Climate Change Enforces Bee Migration With ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences

The quickly advancing decline in biodiversity among insects will have “catastrophic” consequences, scientists in the United States have warned. Researchers and activists across the world…

Varroa Endangers Australian Fruit And Nut Harvest

Varroa Endangers Australian Fruit And Nut Harvest

The fight of Australian beekeepers and food producers against the dangerous Varroa destructor mite could cost billions, researchers have warned. Authorities in New South Wales,…

To Pollinate Or Not To Pollinate – For Bees, It’s A Split-Second Decision

To Pollinate Or Not To Pollinate – For Bees, It’s A Split-Second Decision

Bees take less than one second to decide whether a flower may provide them with food, a study by scientists in the United Kingdom and…

Beekeeper Stabbed As Neighbourhood Row Escalates

Beekeeper Stabbed As Neighbourhood Row Escalates

An elderly German is in court for stabbing his beekeeping neighbour when their longstanding rift regarding apiculture and issues related to it got out of…

Traffic Chaos As Truck Loses Five Million Bees On Road

Traffic Chaos As Truck Loses Five Million Bees On Road

Traffic on a busy street in Canada was interrupted after millions of honeybees escaped from a trailer. Police in the east-central province of Ontario said…

Traveller Caught Trying To Smuggle 1,200 Bees Into Turkey

Traveller Caught Trying To Smuggle 1,200 Bees Into Turkey

Turkish customs officers have apprehended a plane passenger attempting to smuggle more than 1,200 bees. Customs enforcement teams at Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen International Airport seized…

Road Maintenance Staff Install Apiary After Finding Swarm

Road Maintenance Staff Install Apiary After Finding Swarm

Road maintenance workers in southern Austria have set up an apiary after discovering a bee swarm gathering at their premises. Employees of the Straßenmeisterei Rosental…

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