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Beekeeping

The giant Velutina hornet is about four times bigger than a honey bee.
Environment
In Spain, beekeepers continue to battle killer hornets
The hind legs or 'pollen basket' of a pollinating bee clings to a Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue' sage flower at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington
Environment
Alberta’s diminishing bee colonies could have severe economic, environmental implications, expert says
A photo of Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper
Environment
Mayan beekeepers launch legal battle to protect the environment
Cyclist ride in front of a bus shelter with flowers planted on the roof.
Environment
A Dutch city is turning bus shelters into bee sanctuaries
A man stands near a wooden bee hive on a rooftop
What the US could learn from Slovenia about protecting bees
Audric de Campeau pours a glass of mead in the Paris catacombs with his dog, Filou.
Culture
A French beekeeper makes mead in the Paris catacombs
Beehives and almond trees
Environment
California’s almond farmers depend on beekeepers — and billions of bees
Egyptian beekeeping 1
Culture
What we can learn from the ancient Egyptian practice of beekeeping
A bee approaches a peach blossom. Many of the more than 20,000 species of bee worldwide, including the well-known honey bee, are threatened by disease, habitat loss, and pesticides. President Obama's national pollinator plan would provide incentives for r
Environment
From the White House to Minnesota gardens, an effort to make more room for pollinators
Monarch butterflies at the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in California.
Environment
‘The situation is desperate’ for monarch butterflies, but here’s the plan to save them
Sea-Tac beekeepers
Science
A new home for honeybees, just off the tarmac
Honeybee colony
Science
Seven years later, scientists are still looking for answers about Colony Collapse Disorder
Oil and Honey
Business, Economics and Jobs
British Beekeepers Warned Asian Hornets are Coming
Environment
In Britain, Growth of Urban Beekeeping May Be Hurting Bees
The World in Words
What Drones, Bees and Marilyn Monroe Have in Common
Environment
When it comes to honey, in many stores you’re not getting what you think
MacArthur Genius fights to keep bees alive
Environment
A Perfect Climate is Key to Yemen’s Sough-After Honey
Bee Keepers Sue EPA
Update: Study Finds Pesticides Dull Bees’ Sense of Smell
Environment
Bee Populations in Decline, Debate Swarms Around Pesticides
Bee Honest
EPA Under Fire for Bee Deaths
Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Global Hit
Elliott Brood’s ‘Days Into Years’ Inspired by Stories of Soldiers Who Survived WWI
Development & Education
Honey Bees Monitor Pollution at Frankfurt Airport
Conflict & Justice
When drone technology goes wrong
Bees On Their Knees
Protecting Pollinators
The Bee’s Knees
Mighty Bee Mites: Decimating the Pollinating Honeybee
The Bee’s Knees
Pollinators Commentary
Killer Bees Head for California
Killer Bees Head for California
Natural Poetry
Note on Emerging Science
Honey Laundering
Science Note/ Bees and Elephants
Note on Emerging Science
Honey Laundering
The Butterfly Effect
A Tale of Two Hives
Bees’ Burden/Emerging Science Note
Emerging Science Note/Bees
King Bee
Pollinator Problems
Busy Bees
Emerging Science Note/Bee It Hot or Cold
Thirsty Bees
Thirsty Bees
Health Update
Environment
The plight of the honeybee
Arts, Culture & Media
Urban beekeeping
Environment
Bee trouble in Britain