Deformed wing virus is an important contributor to honey bee colony losses. Frequently queen failure is reported as a cause for colony loss.

The unexplained collapse of honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies across the world continues to fascinate both the scientific and mainstream media alike.

The regulatory challenge to determine safe levels of residual pesticides can benefit from information about the time-dependent toxicity of this chemical.

Studying the reproduction of an invasive species is key to assess its population dynamic. This study explores the sexual maturation of V. velutina males and the evolution of their fertility.

Although beekeeping has become an increasingly professional activity in recent years, the beekeeping industry remains poorly documented in Europe.

The western honey bee, a pollinator species that is essential for modern agriculture and food production sustainability, is under various anthropogenic pressures.

Invasive, alien plants and pollinators have varying effects on their interaction partners, ranging from highly beneficial to strongly detrimental.

In the present study a fast and reliable cold vapor atomic absorbance method was developed and validated for the determination of mercury in four beehive matrices (honey, pollen, propolis and bees) from Greece.

Geographic Information Systems techniques can be used to link beekeeping and tourism for the development of priority sites for shared activity.

Insecticides are thought to be among the major factors contributing to current declines in bee populations. However, detoxification mechanisms in healthy, unstressed honey bees are poorly characterised.