#varroa-mite tag

4 days ago

Experience: my house was taken over by 70,000 bees

A hidden beehive in the wall caused a child's fear of monsters and disrupted family life.

#beekeeping

fromSlate Magazine

Relationships

My Wife Has a Dernaged Idea About Beekeeping. It's Going to Put the Whole Neighborhood at Risk.

Suburban beekeeping can be a rewarding hobby that benefits both beekeepers and neighbors.

fromRealagriculture

3 weeks ago

Agriculture

The Final Mile, Ep 3: The rising risk to honeybees and threats to pollination

Rising colony losses and economic pressures threaten Canada's beekeeping sector, impacting honey production and agriculture significantly.

Relationships

fromSlate Magazine

My Wife Has a Dernaged Idea About Beekeeping. It's Going to Put the Whole Neighborhood at Risk.

Suburban beekeeping can be a rewarding hobby that benefits both beekeepers and neighbors.

Agriculture

fromRealagriculture

3 weeks ago

The Final Mile, Ep 3: The rising risk to honeybees and threats to pollination

Rising colony losses and economic pressures threaten Canada's beekeeping sector, impacting honey production and agriculture significantly.

more#beekeeping

Roam Research

I discovered the elusive chestnut mining bee in New York after a gap of 119 years

Insects can be found in urban areas, and curiosity can lead to significant discoveries like the chestnut mining bee.

fromTheregister

Bees and hummingbirds get trace alcohol from nectar

A study by researchers at the University of California Berkeley has found that ethanol is surprisingly common in floral nectar, the sugary fuel that keeps pollinators alive. Yeast feeding on those sugars produces trace amounts of alcohol, and in this study, it showed up in 26 of the 29 plant species sampled.

Beer

fromTasting Table

Is It Safe To Eat Honey If You Have A Bee Allergy? The Answer Is Sticky - Tasting Table

Individuals allergic to bee stings can safely consume honey because the venom produced by bees is not related to honey. The venom is injected through the stinger, while honey is produced from nectar.

Alternative medicine

Pets

4 weeks ago

I love vultures, mosquitoes and, yes, even wasps. This is why you should too | Jo Wimpenny

Humans hold irrational emotional biases toward animals; wasps deserve reconsideration as valuable pollinators and pest controllers despite negative perceptions.

fromMail Online

Basingstoke under siege from killer Asian hornets

Asian hornets are spreading through southern England via vehicles, threatening honeybees and local ecosystems with severe ecological and agricultural consequences.

Agriculture

fromABC7 Los Angeles

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

'Swazey Farms' harvests honey and rescues bees in South Jersey

Randy Pearce and Josue Feliciano operate Swazey Farms, dedicated to honey bee preservation, beekeeper education, bee rescue, and honey production in Salem County, New Jersey.

Science

Scientists created a digital library full of ants

Researchers created Antscan, a digital library of 3D scans and morphological data from 2,193 ants across 212 genera, using particle accelerator technology to advance biodiversity research and understanding of ant anatomy.

How an annual wedding flight' of 1,000 virgin queens is ensuring the revival of Europe's dark bee

Annual mating congregation in Chimay fertilises native European dark bee queens to restore and spread their genes to rebuild colonies across northwestern Europe.

Wine

fromKqed

4 months ago

Save The Grapes! Enter The Mealybug Destroyer! | Deep Look | KQED

The mealybug destroyer protects vineyards by preying on mealybugs but must overcome ant bodyguards that defend mealybugs for their honeydew.

Science

fromNature

Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars

A parasitic wasp uses a domesticated virus to kill moth larvae testis cells, effectively castrating its hosts and benefiting wasp reproduction.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 months ago

Warning issued after first Asian hornet nest in Wales found near Wrexham

An invasive Asian yellow-legged hornet nest was discovered in Wales for the first time, threatening honeybee colonies and prompting public vigilance and reporting.