new bee image

This is one of the smaller bees I've photographed - I'm not sure of the variety - but is obviously gathering pollen - he's smaller than the average hoverfly - around 1cm.

Honeybee deaths reaching crisis point

Honey bees are essential not for the honey that they provide us with but for the job they do in ensuring that fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated. In the UK the honeybee population is in crisis and noone...

Declining honeybees a serious threat to food supply

"BELTSVILLE, Md. - Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even...

Honeybee deaths sting Ontario apiaries

"A wet fall, a long winter and an influx of invasive species are the usual suspects investigators have rounded up in search for clues to a malady crippling honeybee populations in southern Ontario and other parts...

BEE Afraid, Be Very Afraid! :: Oblate Spheroid

"Here is an item that is really troubling, in that, we here on Earth do not know what may get to our human population first - famine (lack of food) or disease (animal flu crossover). The bee populations...

Honeybee Deaths Continue

The honeybee die-offs have been an ongoing emergency. Some scientists are blaming colony collapse disorder, whilst others point toward climate change and adverse reactions to chemicals."Honeybees in southwestern...

Mysterious Disease Is Killing Our Honeybees

"Scientists are reporting a dramatic loss of honeybee colonies. Some beekeepers say they're losing 20 percent of their bees, others say half, some say 80 percent. They open the hives to find the bees dead, or...

Honeybees dropping like flies from mystery illness

"A mysterious illness killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the United States has industry experts baffled and Canadian beekeepers concerned about the health of their hives. Researchers in the...

Trapped in Amber: Oldest Bee DNA generates a buzz

From BBC News (UK): Scientists have identified the oldest known bee (Melittosphex burmensis), a 100 million-year-old specimen preserved in amber.The discovery coincides with the publication of the genetic...