Bees

Insects feel pain: What this means for animal welfare laws

Strong evidence of pain warrants legal protection. At least some insects meet this standard, so it is time to shield them

Ohio man escapes death after getting stung '20,000 times' by bees

The tragic incident occurred when Austin Bellamy climbed a tree to help a friend trim its branches

Insect apocalypse: Climate change, insecticides, invasive species, agriculture causing Earth to loose insects

Two well-known insects — honeybees and Monarch butterflies — best illustrate insect problems and declines.

Several brands of honey in India are adulterated with sugar syrup finds CSE

"Honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya, all failed the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) test," the study said.

Drones carrying soap bubbles may help pollinate flowers where bees cannot: Study

Researchers combined an automatic bubble maker that blew 5,000 bubbles per minute with a GPS-controlled drone to create the robotic pollinator.

Earth Day 2020: Today's Google doodle is a never-ending game that honours the mighty bee and its power of pollination

Google partnered with The Honeybee Conservancy, a nonprofit organization based in New York to create its doodle.

Mechanical pollination could replace bees as population drops around the world

Intensive agriculture, the use of pesticides and climate change have caused a drop in the number of natural pollinators - bees - globally.

How sustainable methods adopted by tribal honey hunters could conserve bee population, improve food security

The Nilgiris are home to over eighteen ethnic groups. Of them, Kattunaickens, Kurumbas, Sholigas and Irulas are known to be the primary honey hunter tribes.

Climate change is affecting the mutual relationship between bees and flowering plants

The synchrony of the two events, hatching, and flowering, is crucial in the life of both plant and bee.

World Bee Day 2019: Flower corridor in London's parks a welcome gift for honeybees

The important pollinating insects are on a decline & scientists hope this flowery invitation will boost their population.