When Heather Mattila is home in Thunder Bay for the holidays this year, she said she is pretty excited to talk honey bees. On Monday, the associate professor from Wellesley College in Massachusetts an… Source: Honey & Bee
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First Vaccine for Honey Bees Developed in Finland
Bloomberg reports scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed the first vaccine to protect honey bees against microbial infections. “We might be right now at a tipping point, without even … Source: Honey & Bee
Why Pesticides Pose Different Kinds of Risk to Non-Honey Bees
As concern for pollinators—and bees, in particular—has grown in the public consciousness over the past decade, so too has interest within the scientific community grown to advance our understanding of … Source: Honey & Bee
Scientists Develop World's First Vaccination For Insects To Help Save Honey Bees
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed a new edible vaccine to help honeybees stave off potentially deadly bacterial infections. This is the very first “inoculation” designed specific… Source: Honey & Bee
New Evidence links World’s Most Popular Weed Killer to Decline of Honey Bees
Populations of honeybees have crashed in recent years. Now a new study out of The University of Texas at Austin, suggests that the world’s most popular weed killer may be contributing to the global de… Source: Honey & Bee
Beekeepers reeling as one million bees die in Cape Town
Cape Town – Cape honey bees produce more than just honey and have an incalculable value for a number of spin-off industries and businesses. In addition, bee farming is one of the fastest-growing niche … Source: Honey & Bee
Government eyeing GM options but facing resistance, says scientist
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), India’s biotech regulator, has asked Pental to conduct two more sets of tests to assess seed-production efficiency and impact on honey bees. The GEA… Source: Honey & Bee
No Buzz, No Problem: Study Shows How Honey Bees Pollinate Blueberries
Blueberry plants depend on insects for their pollination. The U.S. produces more than 700 million pounds of highbush blueberries per year, so blueberry pollination is important economically as well as … Source: Honey & Bee
Jersey City Double Dutch team wins big at Apollo Theater
Four members of the Honey Bees Double Dutch team found themselves in a familiar position Sunday — posing with trophies. Team Honey took home first place in the sixth grade singles and doubles categori… Source: Honey & Bee
Listening to honey bees important for their health: researchers
Bees are an integral part of our environment so ensuring they are healthy and happy is vital given they pollinate roughly one in every three bites of food we eat. Hepburn’s Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ra… Source: Honey & Bee