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- Record-breaking honeybee deaths recorded for last winter Sat, 22 Jun 19, 4:30amDepending on who you ask, either the mites or the pesticides are to blame for the record-breaking bee decline among honeybees last winter. The truth is likely a combination of both, and the deadly synergy between the two...
- Feds launch pollinator task force to protect butterflies and bees from further population decline Fri, 22 May 15, 3:00amThe US Federal Government has unleashed its new action plan to save honeybees, butterflies, and other pollinators currently at risk. While the plan, created by the US Pollinator Task Force, makes some positive strides towards...
- 23 pollinating species in Britain have gone extinct over the last 150 years Sat, 13 Dec 14, 6:00amIt would appear that pollinators in Britain have been declining for a lot longer than researchers realized. Contrary to the belief that local bees and wasps only began to go extinct after World War II, new evidence is showing...
- Open Source Beehives let Citizens Save Bees from their own Backyards Tue, 11 Mar 14, 9:00pmA new crowdfunding project aims to put the power to fight colony collapse disorder in the hands of everyday people. Now, anyone can log on and download a simple design for their own internet-connected beehive. These hives...
- Scientists Launch ‘ZomBee Watch’ Website to Track Parasite-Infected Zombie Bee Sightings Sat, 2 Nov 13, 5:40amBee photo from Shutterstock Last year a team of scientists at San Francisco State University discovered that parasitic flies are attacking bees and turning them into zombies that walk around in circles until dying and hatching...
- Scientists Launch ‘ZomBee Watch’ Website to Track Parsite-Infected Zombie Bee Sightings Sat, 2 Nov 13, 5:40amBee photo from Shutterstock Last year a team of scientists at San Francisco State University discovered that parasitic flies are attacking bees and turning them into zombies that walk around in circles until dying and hatching...
- Study Shows Car Exhaust Destroys Honeybees’ Sense of Smell Fri, 4 Oct 13, 2:00amA new UK study shows that the fumes emitted by cars may have a devastating impact on honeybees' ability to find and recognize flowers to use as food. The scientists found that pollutants in diesel destroyed the natural aroma...
- Giant Hornets are Killing People and Eating Bees in China Fri, 27 Sep 13, 11:30pmIf you're afraid of flying stinging insects, the Asian giant hornet might just be your worst nightmare. The bug can reach two inches long, fly at 25 miles an hour and their stings, which have been described as "like a hot...
- Isabella Rossellini Plays Burt of Burt’s Bees in Bizarre Pollinator Week PSAs Sat, 23 Jun 12, 12:22amItalian actress, filmmaker and veteran insect reenactor Isabella Rossellini has teamed up with Burt’s Bees to create a thoroughly bizarre set of PSAs titled “Burt Talks to the Bees,” which look at the troubling...
- Harvard Study Links Pesticide-Laced Corn Syrup to Bee Colony Collapse Tue, 10 Apr 12, 8:24amThe decline of the bee population over the last few years has been blamed on many causes, but a recent Harvard University study gives “convincing evidence” that pesticide-laced corn syrup may be the cause of colony...
- New Harvard Study Gives “Convincing Evidence” That Pesticide-Laced Corn Syrup is Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Tue, 10 Apr 12, 2:20amThe decline of the bee population over the last few years has been blamed on many causes, but a recent Harvard University study gives “convincing evidence” that pesticide-laced corn syrup may be the cause of colony...
- New Harvard Study Gives “Convincing Evidence” That Pesticides are Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Tue, 10 Apr 12, 2:20amThe decline of the bee population over the last few years has been blamed on many causes, but a recent Harvard University study gives “convincing evidence” that a certain type of pesticide may be the cause of...
- More Scientific Studies Indicate That Cell Phones are Harming Bees Sat, 14 May 11, 3:21amScientists may have found the cause of the world’s sudden dwindling population of bees – and cell phones may be to blame. Research conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland has shown that the signal from cell phones not...
- It’s Official – Cell Phones are Killing Bees Thu, 12 May 11, 9:21amScientists may have found the cause of the world’s sudden dwindling population of bees – and cell phones are to blame. Research conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland has shown that the signal from cell phones not only...
- British Supermarket Installs Bee Hotels Sat, 3 Apr 10, 7:45amEveryone wants to help save the bees – even British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, who will be installing eight bee “hotels” on the land around its Gloucestershire supermarket...