Genetics of Honey Bees in AR
Researchers Trace Ancestry of Arkansas Honey Bees to Original ‘Colonists’ First honeybees brought to America were western European dark bee subspecies. By Fred Miller…
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Pollinators Evade Plant Toxins
Study reveals how pollinators evade plant toxins By Eric Ralls Earth.com New research is shedding light on the remarkable ability of pollinators such as honeybees to detoxify…
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N. ceranae – Low Biological Relevance
Significant, but not biologically relevant: Nosema ceranae infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies Vivian Schüler, Yuk-Chien Liu, Sebastian Gisder, Lennart Horchler, Detlef Groth & Elke…
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First Honey Bee Vaccine
US Approves World’s First Honeybee Vaccine Against the Deadly Hive Bacteria By Louise Franco A honeybee vaccine, meant to protect honeybees against the deadly hive…
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Sunflowers Make Bumblebees Poop
Sunflowers make Bumblebees poop—a lot. Here’s why that’s good. Story by Elizabeth Anne Brown Bumblebees and other pollinators face many threats, including pesticide exposure, climate change,…
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Delivering RNAi
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi Patrick J. Lariviere, Sean P. Leonard, Richard D. Horak, J. Elijah Powell & Jeffrey E. Barrick Abstract Honey…
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Honey Producing Ants
Honeypot Ants – The World’s Only Honey-Producing Ants Honey ants, are specialized workers of several species of ants whose sole job is to gorge…
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NSF Funded Bee Brain Research
NSF-funded honey bee research explores lifelong social impacts By Research Communications and Danielle Donham LEXINGTON, Ky. Clare Rittschof, Ph.D., is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious…
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Do Honey Bees Die After Stinging?
Do bees die after they sting you? Editors of EarthSky Do bees die after they sting you? The honeybee is the only type of…
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To Sting or not to Sting
UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ IMAGE: ALERTED HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA) CREDIT: MORGANE NOUVIAN When do bees sting and how do they organise their collective defence behaviour…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bee Communication…Odor Chemicals
Honey bees rally to their queen via ‘game of telephone’ By: Nikk Ogasa “Buzz. Buzz. The queen is that way,” said one honey bee to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees
Shedding light on the secret reproductive lives of honey bees North Carolina State University Image: NC State University Researcher Alison McAfee Prepares Queen Cells to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Honey Bees on New Years Eve are Disturbed
DOES ENHANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DISTURB HONEYBEES’ BEHAVIOUR? OBSERVATIONS DURING NEW YEAR’S EVE 2019 Daniel Favre *1, Olle Johansson 2 *1 A.R.R.A., P.O. box 494,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Recent Evolution of Western Honey Bee
Good news for honey bees, according to 150-year-old museum specimens By: Casey McGrath, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Bee specimens from the Natural History…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Climate Barrier to Spread of Africanized Bees
Genome sequencing shows climate barrier to spread of Africanized bees Since the 1950s, “Africanized” honeybees have spread north and south across the Americas until…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – ‘Murder’ Hornet Nest Discovered in Washington State
First ever ‘murder hornet’ nest in U.S. discovered in Washington State BLAINE, WA (KPTV) – The first ever Asian giant hornet nest has been…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Gentle Behavior in Puerto Rican Honey Bees
Colony-Level Genetics Predict Gentle Behavior in Puerto Rican Honey Bees BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 6, 2020—Puerto Rico’s population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB)…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Microalgae Food for Honey Bees
ARS News Service A blue-green microalgae could provide a strong, sustainably produced artificial diet for honey bees. Microalgae Food for Honey Bees For media…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bee Swarm Season
Bee Swarms: Local Beekeepers Prepare for Season Christine Menges – chronicle2@countrymedia.net Paul Vincent and daughter in the process of capturing the first swarm of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bees in Winter
What happens to honey bees during the winter? Insulated by snow, Routt County bees weather negative temperatures through the Yampa Valley winter A blanket…
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