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Fires on the border between Israel and Lebanon. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The war on the hive: how do the fires affect the bee population in Israel?

Following the severe fires in the north, the beehives were also damaged - what might be the cost of the damage and is there anything that can be done to restore them?
Bees return to the nest after collecting nectar in the spring. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Small but important: this is how Israel protects the bees

We depend on them, and not just for the honey. International Bee Day is a great opportunity to make some buzz for bees, one of the most important animals on the planet
The means for surveying agricultural areas: satellites, photo planes, drones. From the study

Satellites and drones can save the pollinating insects

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Satellites and drones can provide vital information that can contribute to the protection of pollinators in nature. New research examines new ways of utilizing these technologies in order to track the availability of flowers, when research
Bacterial cells before phage infection (left) and after (right). The virus replicates itself inside them and leads to the explosion of the cells and the spilling of their contents (in red - the bacterial DNA spilled from the cell)

Survive with 0% battery: an immune system that drains the cell of energy has been discovered

The new system was discovered in bacteria - but is also used in corals, bees and others
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 discovering how to help the most important pollinator in the world to continue to carry out its work in pollinating agricultural plants
A bumble bee hovers over flowers requesting its pollination services. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The buzzing of the bees initiates the release of scents in the flowers

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beehive. Photo: shutterstock

Why do the bees stop dancing?

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The winner of the Wolf Prize for Agriculture, Prof. Gene Robinson, a few minutes after winning on the balcony of the Knesset. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

"With the help of the insight we received from decoding the genome of the bees, we will be able to fight the collapse of the beehives"

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The President of the State and Chairman of the Wolf Foundation Professor Dan Shechtman at the announcement ceremony at the President's House. Source: screenshot from the President's Facebook page.

Among the 2018 Wolf Prize winners: the researcher who sequenced the honey bee genome and quantum computing researchers

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The bees of the sea

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A bee controlled by a parasite. Photograph from: A, Runckel C, Ivers J, Quock C, Siapno T, et al. (2012). "A new threat to honey bees, the parasitic phorid fly Apocephalus borealis". PLoS ONE 7 (1).

Flying zombies

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A bee in a close-up photo. From Wikipedia

About bees, power grids, and energy efficiency

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Honey bees balance their diet. Photo: The Hebrew University

The secrets of the honey bee's diet

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Insects are less efficient pollinators than bees, but they compensate for this disadvantage by visiting each flower more frequently. Photo: shutterstock

Not on the bee alone

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An almond tree blooms in the north of the country. Photo: Vitaly Sofron, shutterstock

The almond blossoms - too early

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A dog is peeing. Photo: shutterstock

Ignoble 2015: How to make a chicken walk like a dinosaur and how long it takes mammals to empty their bladder

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A bumble bee sucks nectar and in the process pollinates a flower. Photo: shutterstock

Everything is honey (but only for now)

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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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A robot car inspired by the bee. Photo: Nissan company

Accident prevention inspired by the flight of the bee

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A bumble bee, "with black and yellow stripes and a white rump", collects nectar from its delicate nectar. Photo: Simon Koopmann, from Wikimedia.

The secret life of children and bees

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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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Polyester bees, or collet (Colletes). From Wikipedia

Plastic bees

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The honey bee

The hive is buzzing around the clock

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Microscope photograph of the head of a bee Amla from the biblical beehive (photo: Vitaly Gutkin)

Everything is honey: researchers from the Hebrew University found bees of the Turkish variety in beehives from biblical times

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Elephants run away from the sounds of angry bees. Source: University of Oxford.

Elephants make warning sounds when threatened by bees

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The world in the eyes of the wood bee. Photo: Helga Heilmann/BEE Group Wuerzburg

The wood bee sees 5 times faster than humans

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Bees produce honey

Are the bees also addicted to caffeine and nicotine?

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Almond blossoms. From Wikipedia

The secret weapon of the almond tree

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

When do humans and bees act like "it won't happen to me?"

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Coexistence in the insect world

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The biological clock of the honey bee is more similar to the biological clock of mammals than to flies

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The benefit of the bees in pollinating plants for food is higher than the value of the honey they produce

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A special kindergarten is responsible for the birth arrangements in the hive

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wood bee From Wikipedia

The sage prefers aggressive marketing, the mustard spends little on advertising

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