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Bee Science A wild hybrid honeybee population in Southern California is surviving Varroa mites at rates commercial hives can only dream of — and scientists finally know why. In 2025 alone, American beekeepers lost up to 62 percent of their managed colonies. That is not a typo, and it is not aRead more
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Bumblebees Can Plan Ahead. No One Expected That. A new study published in Science reveals that bumblebees can solve problems they were never trained for — a cognitive feat once thought exclusive to apes and elephants. A bumblebee looking at a white board problem solving. New research suggests theseRead more
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April 2026 SoCal’s Hybrid Bees Can Fight Off Deadly Mites A UC Riverside study finds that a genetically unique honeybee population in Southern California suppresses Varroa mites at rates no commercial breed has ever matched. A Southern California hybrid honeybee hive hanging from a tree in theRead more
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Nature’s Own Medicine: How Scientists Are Breeding Bees That Fight Disease From the Inside Out A groundbreaking study from the University of Vermont may have just changed the future of beekeeping — and the fate of our food supply. Honey bees from “hygienic” colonies exhibit stronger individualRead more
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Europe’s Wild Bees Are Sliding Toward Extinction | What That Means for All of Us (and What You Can Do) In mid-October 2025, a major update to the European Red List sounded a clear alarm: at least 172 of 1,928 assessed wild bee species in Europe are now threatened with extinctionRead more
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It’s not often that a chance encounter with nature becomes the spark for a medical miracle. Recently, Popular Mechanics shared a stunning story about Ellie Lobel, a former nuclear physicist who, after years of debilitating late-stage Lyme disease, found herself in palliative care, and expected theRead more
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Did You Know? Plants Can Hear Bees and Respond with More Nectar When we think of sound, we often think of humans, animals, or maybe even the rustling of leaves in the wind. But recent research has revealed something truly astonishing—plants, it seems, can “hear” too. And not only do they listen,Read more
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Unprecedented Losses in 2025 As the year 2025 progresses, scientists and beekeepers across the United States are witnessing a deeply alarming trend: honeybee colonies are declining at rates never seen before. While the beekeeping industry has become, unfortunately, accustomed to annual lossesRead more
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New Bee Species Discovered in California and Vermont: A Promising Sign for Pollinator Conservation The world of pollinators is abuzz with excitement following the recent discovery of new bee species in California and Vermont. These findings shed light on the intricate and often overlookedRead more
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Pesticide Use and Its Impact on Bees: A Deep Dive Into Neonicotinoids Bees are essential pollinators in our ecosystem, but in recent years, they’ve been facing an alarming decline. One of the main culprits often cited in this bee crisis is pesticide use, particularly a group of pesticides known asRead more
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Nature offers us alternatives to modern drugs. Bee products have been used for centuries for their medicinal properties, and are still widely used today as an alternative to modern drugs. These products are derived from honeybees and have numerous health benefits, including anti-inflammatory,Read more
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Bees produce propolis, a sticky brown substance that seals unwanted openings in their hives, prevents agents that might infect their family, and sometimes isolates and mummifies intruders to prevent pathogen infestation. Bees collect propolis from the buds and bark of trees to protect their hivesRead more