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8,000 bees worth over $20,000 stolen from hives in Queensland
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (294+ words) Around 8,000 bees and brood were allegedly stolen from 41 commercial hives in Queensland, with beekeepers suspecting an industry insider. Around 8000 bees worth more than $20,000 have been stolen from Far North in Queensland. Investigators say frames of bees and their broods were…...
Of butterflies and bees
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (603+ words) We're a couple of weeks out from the first average frost her… “Something smells nice right here,” commented my fiancé as w… Butterfly and bumblebee share sedum’s sweet blossom. The monarch butterfly alights on sedum in pinkish-mauve bloom, then takes…...
Thieves Make Off With 800K Bees
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (274+ words) Far north Queensland's hives are facing a new threat: bee thieves. An estimated 800,000 bees making up 44 colonies have been taken from three properties west of Cairns, in... Thieves Make Off With 800K Bees Far north Queensland's hives are facing a new…...
Invasive hornet species threatens SC. Clemson warns what to look for and how to report them.
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (526+ words) A yellow-legged hornet nest, which can grow to be bigger than a beach ball. CHARLESTON — If you don’t like bees or wasps, you’re not going to like this new warning either. Clemson University is warning South Carolina residents of a…...
A 20 fold rise in native bees at 2 Minnesota solar farms sent them into the soybeans next door, but at that latitude the crop sets roughly nine tenths of its seed without them
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (774+ words) Two solar farms in southern Minnesota, built on cropland that had been farmed until it was retired. In early 2018 the ground under the panels was sown with native grasses and wildflowers instead of turf or gravel. Researchers came back again…...
More than 800,000 bees reported stolen in Queensland
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (353+ words) In far north Queensland, Australia, the suspected theft of more than 800,000 bees from the sites of three beekeepers has been reported. As The Guardian writes, beekeeper Tom Bidner said that 44 bee colonies had disappeared. Bidner, who works on the Atherton…...
Thousands of honeybees rescued from Española clinic wall
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (611+ words) Tens of thousands of honeybees have relocated to the mountains after being trapped inside the wall of an Española behavioral health clinic for several years. On Sept. 11, two beekeepers and Serna Solutions staff members removed the bees, which were then…...
CT conservation forest looks to restore habitat for native bees. Why it’s critical to dozens of species.
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (564+ words) Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk and Canaan, one of the largest conservation easements in the Northeast, is calling for volunteers to help support native forest bees as pollinators continue to see declines in their population. Some of the most important…...
A 70,000 pound load of honey bees rolled into a Washington ditch under a first estimate of 250 million insects loose, and the figure that survived a calculator was 14 million
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (773+ words) A farm road in the far northwest corner of Washington, a few miles short of the Canadian line. Before dawn on a Friday in late spring, a semitrailer takes a tight corner badly and goes over. Its load is 70,000 pounds…...
Could we survive in a world without bees?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (500+ words) CORDIS | European Commission Honeybees are vital to many crops, but would their loss mean ecological collapse? Our expert Yann Clough explores the buzz behind the headlines. Honeybees offer us far more than just honey. They are an essential element in…...