Bumblebee Archives

Picture shows a queen of the species Bombus terrestris which is one of the bumblebees that usually fly earliest in spring, undated. The season is now about 14 days earlier in simple agricultural landscapes than a century ago due to a warmer climate and a changed habitat. (Maria Blasi Romero, Lund University/NewsX/Bee)

Global Warming Puts Bumblebee Queens Under Pressure

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:July 6, 2023
Post category:Focus News Research
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Picture shows Bombus impatiens, undated. The Cornell University researchers focused on the activity of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) kept in brightly-coloured hives. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)

Bumblebee Farms Urged To Help Preventing Wild Queen Deaths

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 31, 2023
Post category:Beekeeping Focus News
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Picture shows a Brown-banded Carder Bee (Bombus Humilis) Queen, undated. The habitat of the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) has declined immensely over the years. (Steven Falk, NewsX/Bee)

Endangered Bumblebee Back In Devon

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:January 30, 2023
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UMass Amherst research assistant Fiona MacNeill trimming one of the 105,000 flowers in undated photo. Certain physical traits of flowers affect the health of bumblebees by enabling the transmission of a harmful pathogen, research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown. (Ben Barnhart, NewsX/Bee)

Flower Petal Size Affects Spreading Of Bumblebee Parasite

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:November 18, 2022
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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)

Rocky Mountains Bumblebee Threatened By Climate Change

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:October 17, 2022
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus_lucorum) on Chrysanthemum segetum. (Pieter Haringsma/Newsflash)

Different Strategies Needed To Protect Different Bee types Finds UK Study

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:September 12, 2022
Post category:Bees News Research
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