Behaviors of swarming, colony defense and hygiene are ethological traits that have an impact on honey yields so are important to selection programs.

In Ethiopia, despite the potential of apicultural resource, production and productivity are relatively low.

Chalkbrood, caused by Ascosphaera apis (Maassen and Claussen) Olive and Spiltor, is a cosmopolitan fungal disease of honey bee larvae (Apis mellifera L.) for which there is no chemotherapeutic control.

The present work is the 1st part of 3-part study carried out at Fayoum Governorate, Egypt to evaluate the pollen species collected by honey bee, Apis mellifera L., colonies  two successive years, 2009 and 2010.

In East Africa, honey bees provide critical pollination and income for small-holder farmers and rural families

This paper describes a project that set out to summarize the natural science evidence base relevant to neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators in as policy-neutral terms as possible.

Neonicotinoids, a class of systemic insecticides, are more frequently associated with the pollinator declines. The present briefing note gives an overview about neonicotinoid uses and recent scientific findings on their impact on bee colony survival and development. Risk-mitigation measures aimed at protecting non-target organisms (such as bees), are outlined and discussed.

The increased use of pesticides has caused concern over the possible direct association of exposure to
combinations of these compounds with bee health problems.

While most pesticide research has focused on honey bees, there has been less work on native bee populations. To determine the exposure of native bees to pesticides, bees were collected from an existing research area in northeastern Colorado

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