We previously characterized and quantified the influence of land use on survival and productivity of colonies positioned in six apiaries and found that colonies in apiaries surrounded by more land in uncultivated forage experienced greater annual survival, and generally more honey production.

The One Health approach recognizes the interconnectedness between human, animal, and environmental health.

Hornets, the largest social wasps, have a reputation of being facultatively nocturnal. Here we confirm flight activity of hornet workers in dim twilight. We studied the eyes and ocelli of European hornets (Vespa crabro) and common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) with the goal to find the optical and anatomical adaptations that enable them to fly in dim light.

The trypanosome Lotmaria passim and the microsporidian Nosema ceranae are common parasites of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, intestine, but the nature of interactions between them is unknown.

Spring is the key time for crop pollination, which many apiarists are finding hard to do because of the pandemic, so Sue Quinn asks, what the lasting effects of coronavirus will mean for food availability and bee populations?

Since the 1990s’, beekeepers and scientists have been warning politicians and civil society about the loss of vitality and rising mortality of honeybee2 and other pollinating insects (like wild bees, butterflies and moths).

Many organisms respond to changes in temperature by altering their activity and metabolism.

How old are bees? Which came first, bees or flowers? When did bees develop social behaviour? Fossil bees are found in amber and copal but are quite rare as inclusions except for Proplebeia in amber from the Dominican Republic.

At the beginning of winter 2008-2009, beekeepers from Ariège (South of France) reported worrying death rates in their colonies. They observed more than 4000 dead hives and whole apiaries decimated, leading to a strong suspicion of bee poisoning. .

Europe's bees and other insects are under threat. In Germany, scientists have recorded losses of more than 75 percent of the total mass of insects in protected areas over 27 years