Microbiologist To Offer Insights At Connecticut Apiculture Meeting
A renowned microbiologist will share insights into her work at a gathering of beekeepers in Connecticut next week, it has been confirmed. Prof Dr Michelle Flenniken from Montana State University (MSU) will attend the upcoming monthly meeting of the Back…
Scientists Present Pollinator-Plant Database
Scientists in England have created an online platform in a bid to help the public to protect pollinators and ensure balanced ecosystems. Entitled ‘Database of…
Protein Booster Could Help Preventing Honeybee Colony Loss
Treating pollinators with a gene activator could help to reduce wintertime colony loss, research at an institute in the United States suggests. Scientists at the…
Brunswick Plans Tramway Flower Strips
Public transport providers in Germany have decided to set up flowering strips along tram tracks running through the city in a bid to support the…
Bees In The News
Chinese Cliffhanger Beekeepers Cause A Stir
A video showing beekeepers roping down a steep cliff to collect honeycombs has gained attention from social media users and broadcasters all over the world. The footage – which was released on the social media…
Elderly Man Survives Bee Swarm Assault
An elderly man has been hospitalised after being stung hundreds of times by a swarm of bees in southern Brazil. Local media have published footage showing 70-year-old Jose Silva crouching on the floor on a…
Experts Analyse Thai Beekeeping Clips That Went Viral
Two experienced apiarists have shed some light on the hype around videos showing a Thai beekeeper grabbing hundreds of pollinators with his bare hands. Clips that emerged online which reveal how Narin Srimorakotmongkol, a police…
Un-Bee-Lievably Skilled Policeman Finds Fans Worldwide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igJW3g3L0zc Viral Press, NewsX/Bee Videos emerging on the internet give evidence of an Asian policeman’s astonishing skills with bees. Narin Srimorakotmongkol is an officer for the police forces in the province of Phetchabun, Thailand. Several…
Eight Million Bees Drop In Mystery Mass Death
A whopping eight million bees have been found dead on a farm in Brazil, with officials suspecting they were killed in a mass poisoning. The mass death occurred on a farm in Maua da Serra…