Picture shows s bumblebee on wild clary, undated. Scientists in England have created an online platform in a bid to help the public to protect pollinators and ensure balanced ecosystems. (Marta Rossi, NewsX/Bee)
Honey bees survive winters in cold climates by forming a thermoregulating cluster around the honey stored in the colony. Recent research showed overwintering colony losses are linked to a specific metabolic pathway connected to how bees apportion their energy resources. (Jay Evans and Judy Chen, ARS, NewsX/Bee)
Protein Booster Could Help Preventing Honeybee Colony Loss
Picture shows a harmonic radar transponder attached to the thorax of a forager honeybee, undated. Bees retain a memory of their home area's most significant landscape elements to navigate in uncharted territory, according to new research. (E Bullinger, U Greggers, R Menzel, NewsX/Bee)
Bees Memorise Habitat Landscape, Study Shows
Picture shows a male specimen of an early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) landing on an Echinacea purpurea flower, undated. It can be found throughout Europe, except for the Iberian peninsula. (Bernie Kohl, NewsX/Bee)
Hedges Of France To Be Studied As Experts Focus On Wild Bees
Picture shows artist’s impression of bumblebee interacting with flower, undated. Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers treated with pesticides as they are capable of sensing electric field alterations around the plant, according to a study by scientists in England. (Benjamin and Joseph Tiso, NewsX/Bee)
Pesticides Reduce Pollination As Bees Sense Electric Field Changes
Picture shows professor Elizabeth Capaldi from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, undated. She has engaged in interdisciplinary projects aimed at identifying honeybee colonies' stress indicators. (NewsX/Bee)