What Happened When Swarms of Bees Invaded Valencia
In the city of 790,000 people, bee colonies up to 10,000 strong emerged all over the place and overwhelmed the city's resources.
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Bees
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Monitoring the Dangerous Decline of Wild Bees
Bees are an essential part of food production and a healthy ecosystem, so following the rise and fall their populations is essential.
Bee-Harming Pesticides Show Up in Honey Samples
The agriculture industry's widespread use of pesticides is poisoning one of its most important pollinators.
Catching the Buzz
As bee populations decline, so do their pollination services. Researchers have developed a new acoustic monitoring method to measure bees' productivity.
How You Can Help Save the Declining Global Bumblebee Population
Record your bumblebee sightings! Build a nesting box! Plant native flowers and support organic, pesticide-free agriculture!
What We Know About the Decline of Bees
Two new studies summarize trends in honeybee populations—they’re doing pretty well in some places, actually—as well as the…
For the First Time Ever, Bees Are Added to the Endangered Species List
Hawaii’s native yellow-faced bees have become the first bees in the U.S. to be protected under the Endangered…
Where Bees Get Their Pollen and Pesticides
Urban gardeners and mosquito-abatement could be partly to blame for bee declines. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty…
Where the Bees Live
A White House task force calls for preserving bee habitat—but where are all the bees hanging out, and what are their living arrangements?