The world’s honey bee population is under attack by a deadly virus, according to a recent study.
“It is a constant assault” said Julia Common, a Delta beekeeper with more than 40 years of experience. “It used to be that you were thinking about mites maybe once or twice a year, but really it’s all the time now.”
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Article Courtesy of: Kevin Charach
CTV News Vancouver Multi-Media Journalist
Almond orchards in Sunraysia will be in full bloom in the coming weeks, but there are concerns that there won’t be enough bees available to pollinate them.
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Alberta beekeepers are reporting massive losses of colonies across the province after thousands of bees have been killed off by frigid temperatures and an invasive parasite.
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You kind of know, going into it, that scientists who have spent their lives studying animal behavior are not going to love being asked, “What is the smartest bug?”
Honey bee at work on a blue Echinop
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Article Courtesy of Pocket Worthy
Honey bees can recognize faces, communicate the location and quality of food sources to their sisters via the waggle dance, and navigate complex mazes with the help of cues they store in short-term memory. Image: Boba Jaglicic/Unsplash
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Article courtesy MIT Press Reader – Christof Koch
The world as we know it is dependent on bees. It’s not just that our planet would become a pointless waste of space without honey, but at least a third of our food directly relies on bees for pollination.
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Lower crop yields expected if Canadian farmers can’t get bees into country
Canadian beekeepers buy thousands of packages of bees every year to replace hives that died over the winter, but this year those bees aren’t getting into the country.
And it could have ramifications for honeybee farmers, the agriculture industry and consumers.
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Students at the University of Alberta have created a probiotic that could help save the local honeybee population – and in turn, your avocado toast.
Many of us know our bees need help, and the team of students say they may have some answers about how to help them.
“The bees are in trouble, but I don’t think a lot of people know specifically what’s up with the bees,” said Julia Heaton, a science student at the university.
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