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Picture shows Prof Dr Michelle Flenniken from Montana State University (MSU), undated. She will attend the upcoming monthly meeting of the Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA) set to take place at Norfield Congregational Church at 7.30pm next Tuesday (28th March). (NewsX/Bee)

Microbiologist To Offer Insights At Connecticut Apiculture Meeting

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 24, 2023
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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)

Scientists Present Pollinator-Plant Database

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 23, 2023
Post category:Focus News Research
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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

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 22, 2023
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Illustrative image of a Brunswick tram in Germany, undated. 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 local ecosystem. (NewsX/Bee)

Brunswick Plans Tramway Flower Strips

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 21, 2023
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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

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 20, 2023
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Illustrative image of a bee brick, undated. City councillors in Brighton and Hove have agreed on making so-called bee bricks mandatory for every new construction project in a bid to protect pollinators. (NewsX/Bee)

Bee Brick Bylaw For Brighton

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 19, 2023
Post category:Focus News
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