Devastating Archives

Tetragonula hockingsi bees roosting for the night, undated. Holly Farnan has been part of a team of researchers who studied the situation of the Tetragonula hockingsi, a small stingless bee that lives in the tropics and subtropics of Queensland and the Northern Territory. (Dr Peter Yeeles, NewsX/Bee)

Study Confirms Devastating Effect Of Heat-Insecticide Combination

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:December 17, 2023
Post category:Focus News Research
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Picture shows beekeeper Wolfgang Fenz, undated. He manages several honeybee colonies in Wöllersdorf near Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria. (NewsX/Bee)

Cold Spring Cut Back Austrian’s Honey And Fruit Harvest

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:October 29, 2023
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A honey bee visits a white sage plant, undated. Researchers have shown that pollination by honey bees, which are not native to the Americas, produces offspring of considerably inferior quality (lower fitness) than offspring resulting from native pollinators. (Dillon Travis, NewsX/Bee)

Honeybees’ Flower Preferences Could Lead To More Inbred Seeds

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:August 10, 2023
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Picture shows Brad Ingram, undated. He has warned about the devastating impact a parasitic mite is having on honey farms in several parts of Canada. (NewsX/Bee)