rye_breadflipped into Green Ideas / Nature / Wildlife Scientists Create a Buzz With the First Ever Global Map of Bee Speciessmithsonianmag.com - Corryn WetzelFrom the collapse of honeybee colonies to the arrival of bee-eating “murder hornets” in the United States, bees have received swarms of attention …
TIMENov 19, 2020A Refuge for BeesTIMEAn astonishing 40% of bees die every year as a result of disease, pesticides and climate change—in part because busy commercial beekeepers miss warning signs. That’s where Beewise, an artificial-intelligence-powered hive, comes in. Using precision robotics, computer vision and AI, a Beehome—which …
AvatarDylan O'Dailyflipped into Europe NewsIn Germany, a grassroots push to save disappearing birds and bees forces changeverified_publisherNational Geographic - Bridget HuberShocking declines in bird and insect numbers fuel a powerful, citizen-based movement for farms to protect nature, one that seems to be catching on across Europe. When Norbert Schäffer was a child growing up in Bavaria, gray partridges picked through his parents’ garden, wetlands teemed with newts …
Vivian Narvaezflipped into HUMANA new study reveals surprising similarities between bees and humansInverse - Tara YarlagaddaBee colonies are so much more than a hive of worker bees mindlessly going about their tasks as the queen bee looms overhead. To an extent, they are …
Curious Curatorflipped into Rogue Hermit SocietyGive Bees a Chanceverified_publisherGarden & Gun Magazine - Lindsey LilesSoutherners know pollinators are a garden’s best friends “People have the idea that they don’t want bees in their yards because bees get lumped in the category of everything that stings,” says Ted Dennard, the founder of Georgia’s Savannah Bee Company, which raises bees and sells honey products …
cjcombflipped into Lore‘Its body looked like a warzone.' Air pollution could kill off critical honey bees in Indiasciencemag.orgBees feel the sting of air pollution more acutely than we do. A 3-year study in India finds that even mildly dirty air could kill 80% of giant Asian …
AvatarBruce Roachflipped into GeldrickBee population numbers are dropping - and US crop yields could plummet as a resultverified_publisherweforum.org - Todd BatesA lack of pollinators like bees is leading to reduced crop yields for apples, cherries, and blueberries across the United States, researchers …