In 2013, the European Commission imposed restrictions on the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides (clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid) following recognition by the EFSA of their extreme toxicity for bees.

Given the importance of bees, a concern about mortality is catching the attention of researchers around the world.

In nineteenth-century New England, it was held to be essential to whisper to beehives of a loved one’s death.

In cases of acute intoxication, honeybees often lay in front of their hives for several days, exposed to sunlight and weather, before a beekeeper can take a sample. Beekeepers send samples to analytical laboratories, but sometimes no residues can be detected. Temperature and sun light could infuence the decrease of pesticides in bee samples and thereby residues left for analysis

There was a time when almost every rural British family who kept bees followed a strange tradition.

The challenges for bees in Europe and the world are widely recognised and have been an increasing priority by several institutional actors. For instance, the previous president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker...

Recent major losses of managed honeybee, Apis mellifera, colonies at a global scale have resulted in a multitude of research efforts to identify the underlying mechanisms.

The international traffic of adulterated honey has increased to unsustainable proportions in recent years. Peter Awram is at the forefront of attempts to stamp this out through rigorous honey testing and database development.

Honey bees face new challenges, ranging from climate to pathogens such as Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae that cause a syndrome designated as CCD.

Propolis via antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antithrombotic activities could be used as prophylactic or adjuvant COVID-19 treatment.