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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Agriculture

Experts sound alarm as North America's bees start swarm season unusually early

Honeybee swarming has begun 17 days earlier, driven by unusually warm conditions, intensifying colony decline pressures and raising questions about climate impacts and management.
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7 months ago
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What wild honey bees in the forest can teach us

Wild honeybee colonies live and produce honey in tree cavities, show unique defenses and associations, and are ecologically important amid managed hive declines.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Experts sound alarm as North America's bees start swarm season unusually early

Honeybee swarming has begun 17 days earlier, driven by unusually warm conditions, intensifying colony decline pressures and raising questions about climate impacts and management.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Could become a death spiral': scientists discover what's driving record die-offs of US honeybees

Bret Adee, one of the largest beekeepers in the US, reported losing 75% of his bees due to a combination of cold weather and disease spread by varroa mites.
Agriculture
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