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hive collapse syndrome

Beekeeper Zvika Ofir Malon HaGalil Photo by Edva Ofir

New research: honey bees create social distance in order to prevent disease transmission

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Due to the disappearance of about a third of the bee population in the world, research has been expanded in the last decade in the field of the bee industry, with the aim of finding out how to help the most important pollinator in the world to continue to carry out its work in pollinating the agricultural plants that produce food for humanity and animals. One of the latest studies discovered the reaction of the bees to the invasion of mites
A bee on a blue and white flower. Photography by Boaz Ben Zeev

Why do both humans and bees prefer the color blue?

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It is possible that the honey substitute does not provide the bees with the protection they need to deal with the pesticides. Photography: Shutterstock

Has the bee disappearance puzzle been solved?

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An important pollinator of watermelon plants in Israel. The wild bee Lasioglossum malachurum. Photo: Gideon Pizanti, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University

International study: wild insects are more important than honey bees in pollinating agricultural crops

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Honey bee is working. Credit: Wikipedia (Mietchen)

The attack of the corpse-snapping flies / John Alan Paulus

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Honey bees enter the hive. From Wikipedia

A common pesticide, imidacloprid, is apparently the cause of the disappearance of the bees

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Almond blossoms. From Wikipedia

The secret weapon of the almond tree

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It's not just the honeybees that are disappearing

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A virus discovered in Israel is responsible for the disappearance of the bees

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The phenomenon of the bee queens is also coming to Israel

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Billions of bees have not returned to their hives in the last six months

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