Sustainable agriculture requires balancing crop yields with the effects of pesticides on non-target organisms, such as bees and other crop pollinators.

An evaluation of the application of the 2013 european food safety authority bee guidance document as a mechanism to protect bees from agricultural pesticides.

The recent introduction of arthropod pests of honey bees, Acarapis woodi (1984), Varroa destructor (1987), and Aethina tumida (1997), to the USA have resulted in the intentional introduction of pesticides into beehives to suppress these pests.

In a Belgian pilot study honey bee wax combs from ten hives were analyzed on the presence of almost 300 organochlorine and organophosphorous compounds by LC–MS/MS and GC–MS/MS. Traces of 18 pesticides were found and not a single sample was free of residues.

 In this study, we carried out a quantitative analysis of phenolic acids in the ethyl acetate extract of 12 honeys collected from various regions in Greece.

Hedgerows in mid-February might have traditionally appeared white with snow; this year the white was the work of blackthorn blossoms – a harbinger of spring.

Melittopalynology is an applied branch of Palynology dealing with the study of pollen grains in honey samples and its application in Apiculture. Plant produces nectar and pollen both of which are avidly sought after by the bees to provide nutrition to the colony.

Background: An interest in substances of natural origin has been a subject that is increasing constantly-both those known for many years and recently discovered are of great interest to the researchers.

Pollen in human nutrition - The beneficial nutritional effects of pollen have been adequately discussed; little study has however been conducted for describing its characteristic features on the basis of a large range of tests.

The quality of diet influences colony health and strength, especially for colonies preparing for over- wintering or starting population build-up in early spring.