by Ramesh Karki | Nov 7, 2025 | World Bee Journal
6 NOVEMBER 2025 Recent research finds that farms and natural ecosystems suffer when managed honeybees outcompete wild bees for nectar, pollen, and nesting spots. Honeybees are vital pollinators for agriculture — but they’re only one piece of the puzzle. Across the...
by Ramesh Karki | Oct 29, 2025 | World Bee Journal
Bee-eaters are brightly coloured birds usually found in Africa and Asia, as well as some parts of Southern Europe and Australia. But as the planet heats up, we may start to see warm-weather birds like bee-eaters appearing in more northerly countries like the UK. It...
by Ramesh Karki | Oct 9, 2025 | World Bee Journal
2 OCTOBER 2025 What if solving one of our everyday frustrations – getting stuck at stoplights – could also make a massive dent in climate change? A groundbreaking new study says it can. By simulating over a million traffic scenarios across major U.S....
by Ramesh Karki | Sep 29, 2025 | World Bee Journal
Finding the fastest route between a number of locations is a well known problem for bees, as food sources are often spread out across a wide area around the beehive. And because a bee’s lifespan is measured in flight miles, they are highly incentivised to try to find...
by Martin Lewis | Sep 8, 2025 | World Bee Journal
7 SEPTEMBER 2025 We hear a car approach from behind, unseen. We hear a bird calling in the distance. Sound is everywhere, moving through and around us constantly – a powerful signifier of the environment we live in. But what if we’re not the only ones listening?...
by Martin Lewis | Aug 31, 2025 | World Bee Journal
Rice is a common food staple around the world, with an estimated 500 million tonnes grown every year. Rice is mainly self-pollinating, but also benefits from additional pollination by bees and other insects. But other living things can also be important to rice...
