Bees

When honey ceases to flow

Honey can flow in landscapes with dismal histories. But what futures are forecast in the honey’s waning from the wilds?

A sweet remedy for the ills of war

Finding solace in apiaries since Bosnia’s war and the troubled peace.

A ‘beefluencer’ builds wildflower seed dispensers from gumball machines

German gardener Sebastian Everding has repurposed gumball machines, retrofitting them to take coins to dispense wildflower seeds –– all to help bees thrive.

Busy in the beeyard: Kashmiri beekeepers driven to forge a better future

With proper investment, many believe apiculture can provide jobs for thousands across the Himalayan region and allow ‘api-tourism’ to thrive.

All-natural Covid-19 vaccine made from honeycombs shows promising results

Ireland’s Cellnutrition Health’s natural vaccine is showing promising results during test trials on animals by combatting the ever-mutating coronavirus, bacteria fungi and certain parasites.

EU to halve pesticides by 2030 to protect bees, biodiversity

The European Commission aims to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030 to prevent the decline of bee colonies.

EU court upholds insecticide ban to protect bees

A top European Union court upheld the ban on three insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, dismissing cases brought by chemical giants Bayer and Syngenta.

Millions of bees accidentally killed in Zika sweep

While trying to stop the spread of Zika-infested mosquitoes, officials in South Carolina killed millions of precious pollinating honeybees by blanketing the region with a powerful pesticide.