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Honey bees face a multitude of complex stressors in the field - Earth ...
Apr 18, 2024 ... Complex network of honey bee stressors. New research from York University indicates that honey bees are not afflicted by a lone stressor, but ...
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Honey bees are very loyal to their flower patches - Earth.com
Jul 1, 2023 ... The results suggest that honey bees exhibit a higher degree of fidelity to their chosen flower patches compared to bumble bees.
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Honey bee colonies are collapsing as climate change progresses ...
Mar 25, 2024 ... “This is a case where a small amount of warming, even in the near future, will make a big impact on honey bees.” explained Kirti Rajagopalan, ...
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Winter poses a challenge to the survival of honey bees - Earth.com
Jun 10, 2024 ... Winter poses a challenge to honey bee colonies, with beekeepers reporting a loss of one-third of their colonies during this season annually.
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What is causing honey bee colony collapse in the U.S.? - Earth.com
Mar 3, 2023 ... The research team found that several stressors impacted honey bee colony loss at the national level, including the use of pesticides nearby, ...
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Mysterious origins of western honey bees revealed - Earth.com
Dec 3, 2021 ... The results indicate that an Asian origin – most likely western Asia – is strongly supported by the genetic data. According to this data, the ...
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Honey bees cannot fly straight after ingesting pesticides - Earth.com
Aug 17, 2022 ... Research now shows that certain common pesticides interfere with a bee's brain in such a way that it may no longer be able to navigate its way ...
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Why are queen honey bees failing faster? - Earth.com
Jan 16, 2021 ... A major cause of colony collapse is queen bee failure, which occurs when queen bees lose their ability to maintain the worker bee ...
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Honey bees use a contagious warning signal to scare off hornets ...
Dec 8, 2020 ... Guard bees use an intimidating visual approach, known as an "I see you" (ISY) warning signal, to discourage hornets from launching an ...
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A single gene allows Cape honey bees to reproduce asexually ...
May 7, 2020 ... Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that a single gene makes it possible for Cape honey bees to reproduce without ever ...
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