Phantom decoys’ manipulate human shoppers – but bees may be immune to their charms Authors Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Eliza Middleton, Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney Disclosure statement Caitlyn Forster received funding from The Australian Research Council. She is a volunteer for Invertebrates Australia.…

In a critical race against time, the dedicated staff and volunteers of Kauaʻi Community College‘s Apiary Project are working tirelessly to combat the alarming decline of honeybee populations in the United States. In June, an annual report on honey bees in the United States showed that beekeepers lost nearly half (48%) of their managed colonies, the second-highest death rate on record. The biggest culprit…

Beautiful Beehives Turn Apiaries Into Art Dating back to the 18th century, AŽ hive panels depict stories of marriage, damnation, and daily life. BY REBECCA L. RHOADES Slovenia’s Beautiful Beehives Turn Apiaries Into Art “SLOVENIA HAS A STRONG connection with beekeeping,” says Peter Kozmus, one of the country’s—and the world’s—leading experts on bees. “Historically, every village had at least one beekeeper who produced…

Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab offers pollen identification service The Penn State Honey and Pollen Diagnostic Lab identifies the flowering plants from which bees have collected pollen and nectar through a process called DNA metabarcoding. This figure shows a mixed pollen sample collected from a honey bee colony. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons By Noah Evans UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State…