Where do bees get their buzz?

Where do bees get their buzz?

by | Jun 19, 2023 | World Bee Journal

Many plants rely on insect pollination to survive, but what can they do to ensure they are visited as frequently as possible? Ingenious ways flowers attract bees Honeybees visit flowers to fetch pollen and nectar, so you might think the best option for a flower would...
Human impact on pollinators

Human impact on pollinators

by | Jun 18, 2023 | World Bee Journal

Human actions are responsible for the two most significant environmental changes (habitat fragmentation and loss). These changes have led to nearly 1 in 10 wild bee species facing extinction in Europe. Wild bees and honeybees perform about 80 % of all pollination...
Honeybees and commercial crops

Honeybees and commercial crops

by | Jun 18, 2023 | World Bee Journal

Commercial crop pollination is essential to the human food supply chain, and honeybees are brilliant at it. However, modern, unsustainable farming methods are seriously affecting bee health. Solutions are available; they just need to be implemented. Why do honeybees...

by | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

Data from a single farm: The 14 spikes represent 14 weeks, and each colour indicates one of the 15 monitored hives in a farm. The hives are in clusters of three.     Progress Update   The World Bee Project has been working with The University of Reading,...