Flexible, abstract rhythm perception in bumble bees Zeng et al 2026 - bumble bees form abstract rhythm representations www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Curating research on wild and managed bees, plant pollination and pollinator biology.
Specialization & adaptation in pollen sterol use by wild bees - our new paper in iScience. 56 bee species analyzed to determine which pollen sterols they use. The data suggest an ecological rather than phylogenetic driver of bee sterol composition @rbgkew.bsky.social www.cell.com/iscience/pdf...
Specialization and adaptation in pollen sterol use by wild bees
Sterols are stabilizing components of membranes and hormone precursors in eukaryotes. Honeybees incorporate a subset of pollen-derived sterols into th…
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It's ok to love all bees. theconversation.com/its-ok-to-lo... #science #bees #pollination #ecology
It’s OK to love all the bees (the honey bees, too)
The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
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New paper alert! "Estimating global bee species richness and taxonomic gaps" suggests that we have thousands of bee species left to describe and decades of taxonomic work ahead of us. We also provide the methods needed to apply more broadly :) doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Estimating global bee species richness and taxonomic gaps - Nature Communications
Bees are crucial for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems, yet rigorous estimates of their species’ richness are lacking. This study estimates taxonomic gaps for bees around the world and provides a ...
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Life-history stage determines the diet of ectoparasitic mites on their honey bee hosts Han et al. 2024 - turns out Varroa mites do feed on hemolymph, not just fat bodies doi.org/10.1038/s414... #honeybees #beekeeping #varroa #science
Life-history stage determines the diet of ectoparasitic mites on their honey bee hosts - Nature Communications
Varroa and Tropilaelaps mites threaten honeybee health. This study finds that mites alter feeding habits depends on their own, and hosts’, life history stage. Mites feed on the host hemolymph when par...
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Temperature as an early warning signal of honeybee colony failure Colin et al 2025 - a single temperature sensor is enough to identify dying bee colonies remotely #honeybees #beekeeping #globalchange #science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Temperature as an early warning signal of honeybee colony failure
How to identify ecological systems at risk of failure is a central question of modern biology and agriculture. Due to human impacts and global change,…
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Effects of weather and colony size on water collection in honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies Le Bivic et al 2025 - clarifies water requirements of honeybee colonies in a tunnel #bee #honeybee #science #beekeeping #Apismellifera #climatechange www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effects of weather and colony size on water collection in honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies
Honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies collect water primarily for thermoregulation and larval food production. Although the mechanism underlying the reg…
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Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents Beaurepaire et al. 2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Bee research is unfortunately not exempt from that.
Science Magazine@science.org · last yr.The appearance of large language models caused a drastic shift in the vocabulary of academic writing, according to an analysis in #ScienceAdvances of more than 15 million biomedical abstracts published from 2010 to 2024. Learn more:
Observation of Tropilaelaps mercedesae on Western honey bees exiting colonies Tokach et al 2025 #bee #mites #honeybee #acarology #apidologie #beeresearch #science academic.oup.com/jee/article/...
Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and wild bee resource competition: how big is this problem? Spoiler: not a very big problem. Pike & Rittschof 2025 doi.org/10.1093/icb/... #apidologie #beeresearch #beescience #science #biology #environment #beekeeping #bees
Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and wild bee resource competition: how big is this problem?
Abstract. The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) has been managed by humans for centuries for honey, wax, and most recently, crop pollination. The deep
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Varroa mites are spreading across Australia—posing a serious threat to honeybee colonies. Here's what beekeepers can do to protect their hives. #bee #honeybees #varroa #australia #agriculture theconversation.com/australian-h...
Australian honeybees are under attack by mites and beetles. Here’s how to keep your backyard hive safe
Varroa mites and small hive beetles are threatening Australian honey producers. Here’s how backyard beekeepers, and everyday honey lovers, can help.
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Short-term heat exposure at sublethal temperatures reduces sperm quality in males of a solitary bee species, Osmia cornifrons Jaya Sravanthi Mokkapati et al. 2024 #bee #apidologie #osmia #globalwarming #beeresearch #science link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Short-term heat exposure at sublethal temperatures reduces sperm quality in males of a solitary bee species, Osmia cornifrons - Apidologie
Increased temperature variability and extreme weather events associated with climate change can be detrimental to bees and lead to their population declines. While there is some research on the effect...
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The Southern Giant Hornet (Vespa soror) has been detected in Europe for the first time. Sánchez et al 2024 Early Alarm on the First Occurrence of the Southern Giant Hornet Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905 (Vespidae) in Europe onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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In-Hive Flatbed Scanners for Non-Destructive, Long-Term Monitoring of Honey Bee Brood, Pathogens and Pests. Borlinghaus et al 2024. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌟 Throwback to my 2020 research published in @science.org 🌼🐝 We showed how bumble bees actively shape their environment—making plants flower earlier to meet their needs. Nature’s engineers in action! 🧪🌏 Sharing this for anyone who missed it—let’s dive in! [1/17] 👇
🐝 We're currently advertising three PhD projects to study bees at Bristol University, UK. Two focus on foraging behaviour, ecology & nutrition, one on parasitic bees and their impact on indigenous stingless beekeeping in Peru. Feel free to share: www.socialinsect-research.com/opportunitie...
And another starter pack for bee people. Who am I missing here? go.bsky.app/3sLLXsG Happy to get the list growing and spread the word.
Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods Tokach et al 2024 Suggests brood breaks or brood breaks + oxalic acid are effective treatments; brood breaks + formic acid reduces bee population. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods
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A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes Nichols et al 2022 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (old but gold)
A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes
Our novel WB mix attracted the highest wild bee abundance and richness, and attracted significantly more bumblebees than a commonly used Fabaceae-heavy mix. WB mix attracted significantly greater so...
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Heatwave-like events affect drone production and brood-care behaviour in bumblebees Sepúlveda et al 2024 peerj.com/articles/171...
Heatwave-like events affect drone production and brood-care behaviour in bumblebees
Climate change is currently considered one of the major threats to biodiversity and is associated with an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heatwaves. Heatwave...
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European beekeepers’ interest in digital monitoring technology adoption for improved beehive management Verbeke et al 2024 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
European beekeepers’ interest in digital monitoring technology adoption for improved beehive management
This study investigates the adoption of Digital Beehive Monitoring Technology (DBMT) based on a survey with 844 beekeepers across 18 European countrie…
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Applied honeybee research funding opportunity: Project Apis m. www.projectapism.org/apply-for-fu...
Apply For Funding — Project Apis m.
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Lactic acid treatment on infested honey bees works through a local way of action against Varroa destructor Vilarem et al 2024 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lactic acid treatment on infested honey bees works through a local way of action against Varroa destructor - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Lactic acid treatment on infested honey bees works through a local way of action against Varroa destructor
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The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review Osterman et al 2024 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review
Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour ch…
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