Yorkshire PostBeekeeping: Learning how to use wax the hard way. There’s plenty of evidence that for much of history beekeepers were every bit as interested in the wax that bees produce as they were in any honey crop. Honey was a nice luxury, a very valuable preservative and an important antiseptic. Wax was close to …
Scientists discover that male bumblebees are the worker bees rather than females – Western Daily Press
Western Daily PressScientists discover that male bumblebees are the worker bees rather than femalesWestern Daily PressThe female of the species may think they do all the work, but now scientists have discovered that males are just as good at multi-tasking – at least in bumblebees. Female worker bees perform all the labour such as, cleaning the hive, defending the …
National honey show videos
This year I attended the National Honey show. I readily attend the lectures, except when I can’t because the room gets too full. As I missed 2 and one was cancelled I was determined not to miss Mr Goulson’s lecture on pesticides and pollitics; I was in my seat 30 mins early. Unfortunately Mr Goulson had a double puncture on the M25 and was 30 mins late. We had an excellent impromptu talk about honey hunters in Nepal, and then the original lecture started. Unfortunately the camera people who video all the talks in the lecture hall had decided to take an early end to the day in light of the late start, so there is no record of what was a very good talk.
For other talks you can see them on the lectures videos page. At time of writing it has just got some from 2014 and 2013, but the others should arrive soon for 2015.
Legal challenge to the Government’s neonicotinoid authorisations thrown out – Horticulture Week
Friends of the Earth bee campaigner Dave Timms said: “It’s extremely disappointing that our application to challenge the Government’s decision to …
Study explores what we know about how neonicotinoids affect bees University of … – EurekAlert (press release)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/uog-sew103015.php
Study explores what we know about how neonicotinoids affect bees University of …EurekAlert (press release)”The extent to which neonicotinoid insecticides harm bees and other insect pollinators is one of the most contentious questions that environmental policymakers have to grapple with today,” said U of G environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine, who …and more »
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Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee Coalition – The Economic Voice (blog)
The Economic Voice (blog)Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee CoalitionThe Economic Voice (blog)The report Policies for Pollinators, criticises the Government for failing to respond to a plethora of new studies linking the use of neonicotinoid insecticides with harm to bees. The Coalition says it’s neither credible nor possible to protect bees …
Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee Coalition – The Economic Voice (blog)
The Economic Voice (blog)Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee CoalitionThe Economic Voice (blog)The report Policies for Pollinators, criticises the Government for failing to respond to a plethora of new studies linking the use of neonicotinoid insecticides with harm to bees. The Coalition says it’s neither credible nor possible to protect bees …
Popularity of urban beekeeping not helping to make up for declining … – The Independent
Popularity of urban beekeeping not helping to make up for declining . The popularity of urban beekeeping is not helping to make up for declining countryside populations, according to new research. The report also found that city-dwelling honey bees are three times less likely to survive than their feral cousins. This …
Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee Coalition – The Economic Voice (blog)
The Economic Voice (blog)Bees: National Pollinator Strategy needs strengthening says Bee CoalitionThe Economic Voice (blog)The report Policies for Pollinators, criticises the Government for failing to respond to a plethora of new studies linking the use of neonicotinoid insecticides with harm to bees. The Coalition says it’s neither credible nor possible to protect bees
and pollinators whilst failing to act sufficiently on pesticides.
Vibrating bees tell the state of the hive – Phys.Org
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-vibrating-bees-state-hive.html
Researchers from Nottingham Trent University, in the United Kingdom, have now developed and tested a new prototype device that can remotely monitor hive activity without disturbing the bees. The device picks up and analyzes vibrations from special types of bee vocalizations, such as the common one called a “begging signal.” It has successfully tracked changes in bee activity from day to night, and seasonally, by monitoring the occurrences of this specific signal.