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On Greek island, bees help people with mental health issues
The Leros cooperative employs 13 salaried workers, supervised by specialist beekeepers, in addition to a team of nurses and occupational therapists from the island's psychiatric hospital.
A wing-eating virus is killing bees around the world, scientists say
A second, more deadly variant of the deformed wing virus will soon be the dominant one, according to new analysis.
Are robot beekeepers the secret to saving the vital pollinators?
A robot controls everything from the ideal temperature to honey harvesting.
Beekeeping scheme helps stop migrants being stung by exploitative work
Arriving in Italy with next to nothing seven years ago, Abdoul Sane now runs his own small bee farm.
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Australia’s pet of choice: The fuzzy bee without a sting in its tail
Australian youngsters are taking to beekeeping with the support of a project aiming to promote and protect a stingless bee species.
Honey harvest expected to decline dramatically in France
Honey production this year in France will be less than half of that of 2020, due to the unfavourable climatic conditions of spring and summer.
How to be more self-sufficient in the age of the climate crisis
Worried about your impact on the planet? Hayley Baddiley from Denby Pottery shares her tips on how to live more self sufficiently
Wildfires in Sardinia likely to have killed 30 million bees
The beehives on 20,000 hectares of land were destroyed by the fires.
Ukrainians keep wild beekeeping tradition alive
Ukraine is one of the main producers of honey in Europe. Around 1.5 per cent of Ukraine's population is engaged in various forms of beekeeping, according to the United Nations.
Post-Brexit rules keep European bees out of Britain
A British beekeeper says post-Brexit regulations are preventing him bringing bees into the UK. The bees are likely to be seized and destroyed. Since the end of the transition period, only queen bees, rather than entire colonies, can be imported.
The innovative new project saving Zimbabwe’s bees from extinction
Bees have been struggling to survive in Zimbabwe - but this radical sanctuary programme could be the answer.
Why bees aren’t having sex in the heat
This World Bee Day we look at how bee bonking is being used to understand the climate crisis.
Blue bee with ‘unusual facial hair’ re-discovered in the wild
An ultra-rare, navy coloured bee has been spotted in Florida with some unusual facial features.
How worried should we be about the ‘murder hornet’?
Its sting is very painful and potentially deadly. The Asian giant hornet has been spotted for the first time in the United States, where it threatens local bees and the farmers that depend on them.
Bulgarians celebrate beekeepers saint day amid climate change threat to national beekeeping industry
People have brought jars of honey to be blessed in the Church of the Blessed Virgin in the southwestern town of Blagoevgrad.
50kg of honey found in massive beehive in Australian woman's home
Beekeeper Paul Wood removed 50kg of honey from a beehive hidden in a woman's home in suburban Brisbane, Australia.