Illustrative image of a bee on a sunflower, undated. (NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a transmission tower, undated. Scientists investigating the activity of bees close to towers that actively transmit electric energy think that their radiation has a harmful impact on the pollinators. (Novoklimov, NewsX/Bee)
High-Voltage Energy Towers Disrupt Pollination, Study Reveals
Picture shows Peponapis pruinosa, undated. Entomologists at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) examined local squash bee populations to find that the pollinator strongly benefited from the immense increase in the cultivation of pumpkins and zucchinis across North America in the past 1,000 years. (USDA ARS, NewsX/Bee)
Americans’ Love For Pumpkins Boosts Wild Bee Population
Photo shows organic beekeeper Josef Stich at the beehives, undated. Austrian beekeepers had to feed their honey bees during peak bloom because the insects could not fly due to the wet cold weather. (Biene Austria, Alek Kawka, NewsX/Bee)
Cold Spring Is Bad News For Lovers Of Austrian Honey
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)
Parasite Kills Canadian Bee Colonies
Picture shows a bumblebee, undated. Chemical substances have an even worse impact on the behaviour of bumblebees at high temperatures, according to studies at a renowned British institution. (Daniel Kenna/Imperial College London, NewsX/Bee)