Honey bees are more likely to thrive when their habitats include organically farmed land and flower strips , new research from Germany shows. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and ...

Bees, busy as they are known to be, have benefited people, plants and the planet for centuries and continue to play a vital role in agriculture. Bees pollinate crops, increase yields and give rise to ...

It’s a recurring disaster that can seem like a biblical plague: bees cropping up covered in parasites, with deformed wings, or slaughtering their own larvae. Sometimes workers will vanish from the ...

SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS, Cuba - L ong known for its cigars and rum, Cuba has added organic honey to its list of key agricultural exports, creating a buzz among farmers as pesticide use has been ...

MONTROSE - Ricky Wurtz isn't fazed by bee stings anymore. It's just part of the life of a beekeeper. Wurtz, who says he's stung five to 10 times daily, usually wears a veil and gloves to handle his ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 13, 2024) While chemical companies persist in pushing simplistic solutions to complex problems, there is a large amount of evidence that organic farming presents ...

The practice of beekeeping can be a difficult task, especially considering the dire state of bee populations worldwide. Over the past 30-plus years, pollinator populations have crashed worldwide due ...

Today agriculture ministers agreed on the need to set a specific goal to protect honey bees from pesticides. Ministers agreed on the need to increase the EU’s ambitions in terms of honey bee ...

Honey bees seem to have the “sympathy vote,” what with the outpouring of support seen in the crowd funding for a special hive invented in Australia. In case you are not a member of the honey bee “fan ...

Nigeria needs about N36 billion to scale commercial honey and apiculture production, industry experts have said. The remark was made ...