MEPs cast their vote today and have almost unanimously decided to adopt the ERDOS report, which elaborates on the perspectives and challenges of the European bee-keeping sector.

The EFSA Guidance was based on the scientific insights at that time and defined the ‘negligible exposure’ to protect bees to unacceptable effects of pesticides.

The quality of the supplemental diet influences the development and strength of the colony, especially during the pollen dearth period

American foulbrood is one of the most severe bacterial diseases affecting larvae of honey bees, and it is responsible for colony loss and reduced honey production.

Honey has previously been shown to have wound healing and antimicrobial properties, but this is dependent on the type of honey, geographical location and flower from which the final product is derived. We tested the antimicrobial activity of a Chilean honey made by Apis mellifera (honeybee) originating from the Ulmo tree (Eucryphia cordifolia), against selected strains of bacteria.

he aim of this study was to develop a fast and easy identification method based on analysing forewing vein patterns of honey bees by geometric morphometrics.

Australia is the largest land mass to maintain its varroa free status but it is not without much work to keep it this way.

Consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for thiamethoxam in light of confirmatory data

Creamed honey is a product of the deliberate, controlled crystallization of honey. Creamed one spreads like butter at room temperature.

There is considerable and ongoing debate as to the harm inflicted on bees by exposure to agricultural pesticides. In part, the lack of consensus reflects a shortage of information on field realistic levels of exposure.