Japanese Fossil Bee Fills Two-Million-Year Gap in Honeybee History
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new fossil honeybee species that fills a long-standing gap in the…
Bee venom boosts the effects of standard Parkinson’s therapy
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons, leading to motor…
Pastures Past: The challenges facing New Zealand’s early bee keepers
Like other rural industries, they also faced economic pressures, changing regulations and the occasional natural disaster. These newspaper…
Tauranga City Council deals with 34 complaints about bee poo in two years
“It’s very hard to prove the bees are a nuisance and are coming from a specific place once…
How Stella Ndabeni and mining are getting SME groove back
Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni reminded the audience at a National Entrepreneurship Strategy engagement session on…
How Bees Use the Sun for Navigation Even on Cloudy Days
If you’re a bee, your life (and the lives of 50,000 sisters in the hive) depends on navigation.…