Boy, seven, tied to pole and covered in honey to attract BEES ‘as punishment for stealing’ 

Boy, seven, is tied to a wooden pole and covered in honey to attract BEES by his Egyptian father ‘as punishment for stealing’ Egyptian boy, seven, was allegedly tied to a pole by his father as a punishment Father is accused of tying son to pole and covering him in honey to attract bees It … Read more

Has China messed with your honey? Far more ‘honey’ is sold than the world’s bees produce

Pure, golden honey spread on hot buttered toast, spooned over fresh yoghurt or drizzled on a pancake — these are among life’s great culinary delights. As Winnie-the-Pooh sang in Disney’s 2011 film: ‘Oh what a sight, oh what a dream, dive in the wonderful, honeyful stream!’ In Britain, we eat more than 50,000 tons of … Read more

Nature: Pesticides used to protect crops from insects are keeping bees awake at night

Bees are being kept awake at night by pesticides used to protect crops from insects — and this is lowering their survival rates, a study has warned. Researchers from Bristol warned that — just like us humans — the vital pollinators need a good night’s rest in order to function properly. However, exposure to so-called … Read more

Nature: Honey bees in Asia daub hive entrances with other animals’ faeces to ward off giant hornets

To ward off attacks by terrifying giant hornets, honey bees in Asia speckle the entrances to their hives with the faeces of other animals, a study has found. Researchers in Vietnam were studying the Asian hornet, Vespa soror — cousin to North America’s ‘murder hornets’ — when they noted the bee’s defensive behaviour. The giant … Read more

Passenger planes ground in India after massive swarm of bees land on them

Bees-y Jet: Two passenger planes are grounded hours apart in India after a massive swarm of BEES land on the aircraft Swarm of bees caused chaos at Kolkata airport this week after settling on jets Bees first swarmed on a plane 4pm Sunday, delaying the flight by an hour Insects then returned Monday morning, again … Read more

Some honey bees choose to spend more time with other members of the colony

Don’t bee antisocial: Some honey bees choose to spend time with other members of the colony while others prefer to buzz off on their own – just like humans Researchers used imaging techniques to monitor bees with barcodes on them They found that some bees are more likely to interact than others in the hive … Read more

Bees map shows global distribution and can help conservation efforts

Conservationists have drafted the first ever global map of bee diversity to help track the distribution of populations of the vital pollinators. There are some 20,000 individual species of bee presently living on Earth — but accurate, compiled data on their distribution had been lacking.  Researchers from China, Singapore and the US analysed and validated … Read more

Bees: First global map created to help conservationists track populations of the vital pollinators 

Conservationists have drafted the first ever global map of bee diversity to help track the distribution of populations of the vital pollinators. There are some 20,000 individual species of bee presently living on Earth — but accurate, compiled data on their distribution had been lacking.  Researchers from China, Singapore and the US analysed and validated … Read more

Seek-and-find puzzle challenges you to count all the bees

This seek-and-find puzzle is far more difficult than it looks at first glance.  Viral cartoonist Gergely Dudas, from Hungary, better known as Dudolf, challenged his fans to count the number of bees in this vibrant field of flowers.  The puzzle was shared on his popular website this week.  The task seems simple enough but almost … Read more

Scientists are ‘scent-training’ bees as if they’re like search dogs

Rise of the sniffer HONEYBEES: Scientists are ‘scent-training’ insects like search dogs to boost pollination of certain crops Floral cues learned inside a bee colony can improve honey bee foraging activity Honey bees can be guided towards a crop by being exposed to synthetic scents  This can help boost pollination and crop production yields of … Read more