Bee mortality Politics In Chile, four beekeepers were arrested after a demonstration demanding government support for their industry. > The beekeepers had demonstrated in front of the presidential palace in the capital Santiago.> Seven police officers were stung when they tried to remove the hives set up by the demonstrators, which were blocking a main […]
Pesticides & honey The harmful role of pesticides on bees and honey Agricultural pesticides sold to farmers as ready-mixed “cocktails” may be twice as harmful to bees, according to an analysis of 90 studies. Each study measured the effects of environmental stresses such as pesticides and poor nutrition. The researchers used this data to quantify […]
Dancing bees How she finds great flowers and a new home – The language of bees is dance The tail dance shows the forager bees how far away the flowers are and in which direction they have to fly. If the bees have to fly towards the sun, they have to fly in the opposite […]
