As important pollinators, bumblebees must learn to forage on flowers to feed both themselves and provision their colonies.

Express method of obtaining vitaminized and medicinal honeys.

In this article we examine the factors, which provide suppression of the development of Varroa mites population in a honey bee hive, at temperatures below critical for mites.

The review of the risk assessment of fipronil revealed several concerns for bees. As for neonicotinoids, the EU Commission has proposed to ban fipronil for certain uses in the EU market. By mid July 2013,

Agri-environment schemes (AES) provide farmers with financial incentives to adopt wildlife-friendly management practices. Despite considerable expenditure — the EU allocated a budget of €22.2 billion for AES from 2007 to 2013 — a number of studies have highlighted variable success rates of AES in terms of providing environmental benefits.

Recent declines in managed honey bee, Apis mellifera L., colonies have increased interest in the current and potential contribution of wild bee populations to the pollination of agricultural crops.

Varroa mite is the most destructive pest to bee colonies worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, preliminary data indicated high infestation levels in the exotic honeybee colonies.

Apis mellifera, is undergoing a worldwide decline whose origin is still in debate.

Global decreases in bee populations emphasize the importance of assessing how environmental stressors afect colony maintenance, especially considering the extreme task specialization observed in honeybee societies.