The Vespa velutina hornet is different from the Asian giant hornets, otherwise known as the murder hornet; but both of them love to prey on honey bees. Read to learn more.
The royal beekeeper has announced to the queen’s bee her death and the change of ownership. A century old custom announcing to the hive the owner’s event can affect the bees behavior.
A four-year-old girl in California discovered colonies of stingless bees which, according to a biosystematist, is an impressive find, especially that all scientists have not found one.
A new study examines the effect of various behavioral and ecological factors on honey bee venom, the material that makes bee stings painful yet known for various medicinal uses.
Asian giant hornets pose little threat to humans but they are chiefly menace to the livelihoods of beekeepers in East Asia which provoke concerns that it could also happen in the US. Scientists are now racing against time to stop it from further spreading using a program they devised.
Decades have passed and no new antibiotics have been discovered to counteract the dangerous effects of bacteria which became immune to the treatment in preventing different kinds of infectious diseases.
Honeybees are dying en masse all over the globe, and it's not just lovers of honey that should be concerned. These mass deaths will change our dinner plates forever, not to mention raise the cost of eating generally. In a world where food security and hunger are crucially important, this is bad news for everyone.