This also means that beekeepers are losing income. If they go out of business, we will lose bees and with this, their pollination services.

In a recent excavation at the site of Tel Rehov in northern Israel (Figure 1), an intriguing installation was unearthed, consisting of eight unfired clay cylinders lying side by side

We are concerned about new developments and discussions taking place on risk assessments of industrial chemicals towards bees in a recent meetings.

Bees and other pollinating insect numbers are falling dramatically, putting their future survival in jeopardy with catastrophic consequences for ecosystems and agriculture. In some European countries, bees are disappearing from the environment at a shocking rate of up to 20-32% a year