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Research reveals moths are more efficient night pollinators than bees

But according to a study conducted by researchers from the , compared to other day-flying pollinators like bees. ... The scientists explained that this means moths are more than day-flying insects like bees. "...

Wild Bees Possibly Infected By Commercially Bred Bees

Commercially bred bees used pollinate greenhouse crops may be spreading diseases to wild populations, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto and published in the journal PLoS ONE. ... The model predicted that the rate of infection would slowly increase among wild bees living near the greenhouses over the course of weeks or months, until reaching a critical threshold leading to widespread rapid transmission affecting nearly all bees ...

Honey Bees

It’s not the stinger that hurts the bees, reports The Register, it’s the hornet’s jawbone, or mandible that will swiftly decapitate honey bees. They do their damage after hovering around bee colonies while awaiting their […] in: Current Events , Environment , Honey Bees Viewing 1 - 3 of 3 posts - >"...

Vital Pollinating Bees Need Protection

A new documentary called Nicotine Bees was filmed across the US, in Germany, in Canada, and in India. ... Beekeeper Kim Flottum concludes, "It is obvious that bees and nicotine don't mix anywhere on the map. "...

A "bat signal" for bees? Scientists have discovered that common garden flowers have an "invisible blue halo" for attracting bees

With common flowering plants evolving to adapt to the bees’ ultraviolet-sensitive eyes, they ensure that the bees pollinate their flowers. ... Deforestation of rainforests - More news on angiosperms A “bat signal” for bees? "...

Overwhelming evidence shows pesticides are destroying bees

Without bees, food crops that rely on these important insects for pollination will wither and die, causing widespread food shortages. ... Combined exposure to both neonicotinoids and imidacloprid, two common pesticide chemicals, caused worker bees to perform at levels far lower than other bees. "...

What honey bees really do for us

What does a bee-less world look like? ... And not just honey bees but wasps, bumble bees, and butterflies. And this activity keeps up for weeks. "...

Royal Jelly benefits humans as well as bees

This is the substance that is produced by worker bees to feed the young bee larvae and the Queen bee in the hive. ... People who are allergic to bees or honey products should exercise caution when using this product, as serious allergic reactions may occur. "...

Bees' brains more powerful than computers

Bees' brains more powerful than computers Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by: Ethan A. ... Follow real-time breaking news headlines on Bees at FETCH.news The world of independent media, all in one place. - More news on bees Exposure to even low levels of herbicides hinders bees' ability to forage from common wild flowers Monsanto wants to replace the bees they are killing with genetically engineered flying ants Bayer published a children's book 'Toby and the ...

Pesticides are killing birds, bees, and bats by the millions

Estimates from the U.S. ... In recent years, scientists have been observing the decimation of many species of bees, amphibians, and bats due to pesticides. "...

First It Was Bees, Now It's Bats That Are Dying

Wild bees are doing just fine. In contrast, the lost bats are all wild. They are the world's greatest insect eaters. ... Whether it's the loss of bees or bats or some other creature or plant, in the end, we lose, too. "...

First It Was Bees, Now It's Bats That Are Dying

Wild bees are doing just fine. In contrast, the lost bats are all wild. They are the world's greatest insect eaters. ... Whether it's the loss of bees or bats or some other creature or plant, in the end, we lose, too. "...

Government tyranny: Illinois Department of Agriculture secretly destroys beekeeper's bees and 15 years of research proving Monsanto's Roundup kills bees

An Illinois beekeeper with more than a decade's worth of expertise about how to successfully raise organic, chemical-free bees is the latest victim of flagrant government tyranny. ... What he gathered, and subsequently taught to others, was concrete evidence that Roundup kills bees . "...

Biologists: Pesticide regulations designed to protect bees are failing

And this is true, not just of honeybees, but of all bees as well as many other types of insects. ... While governments have focused their efforts on protecting honeybees, Raine warns that wild bees are even more important to food pollination than farmed bees. "...

Study: Pesticides are highly damaging to beneficial insects like bees

This proves that pesticides are also highly damaging to beneficial insects like bees. ... Visit for more news related to bees. Watch the video below to know more about the . "...

Thousands of dead bees wash up on Florida beach

These pesticides have put the very survival of bees and other pollinators at risk. As tragic as this is for the bees themselves, it also puts the very survival of humans at risk, since we are reliant on bees and other pollinators for much of our food production. "...

Organic agriculture is helping save bees from extinction

Organic agriculture is helping save bees from extinction Friday, July 10, 2015 by: L.J. ... Organic farming improves these natural resources, protecting the bees' native habitat. "...

Neonicotinoids kill honey bees by deactivating their immune systems

New research out of Italy has identified yet another mechanism by which neonicotinoid pesticides kill honey bees. "...

Deception causes honey bees to disappear and threatens crops

Sometimes a scientific press release is really a bogus red herring. ... The study claims to solve the disappearance of bees that pollinate many food crops. "...

The Silence of the Bees - A Look at Colony Collapse Disorder

Researchers are investigating the causes of this mysterious and massive disappearance of bees. ... Why are bees important? "Honeybees are responsible for one of every three bites of food we eat. "...