One of the main priorities of the European Commission is to reduce by 50% the use of chemical pesticides by 2030, especially the most hazardous ones.

Current approaches to risk assessment in bees do not take into account co-exposures from multiple stressors. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is deploying resources and efforts to move towards a holistic risk assessment approach of multiple stressors in bees..

The entire focus of this QWoE was to assess the evidence for effects of neonicotinoids on honey-bees at the level of the colony.

The European Commission has asked the EFSA to evaluate the risk for animal health related to the presence of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in honey bee feed.

This study measured part of the in-hive pesticide exposome by analyzing residues from live in-hive bees, stored pollen, and wax in migratory colonies over time and compared exposure to colony health.

The health of honey bee colonies is, amongst others, affected by the amount, quality and diversity of available melliferous plants.

A very old catalog - May 1898 - from Root Bee Keepers Supplies. Still interesting after one century :-)

We aim to gain more knowledge for ensuring sustainable beekeeping and adequate pollination services.

The beekeeper will provide colonies with the following minimum standards:A laying queen with frames of adult bees and frames of brood.

In December 2013, the European Commission restricted the use of 3 highly bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides, namely imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam