Bees

Scientists select demonic name for new horned 'Lucifer' bee species discovered in Australia

While the bee’s horns may have been enough to inspire the name alone, the lead scientist admitted she was inspired by the popular show Lucifer, which she had been watching on Netflix.

Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer named after Tom Ellis's character Lucifer
 BeeHero

With smart hives: The startup fighting the rise in bee mortality

 A bee in action

Millions of bees killed daily on highways, new study reveals

 Bee pollination

PIP – Israeli innovation by BeeHero revolutionizes bee pollination monitoring


Bee-io’s cultivated honey is pure, baby-safe, and 100% bee-free

The company has announced that industrial-scale production of their product will begin by March 2022.

 Photo of Ofir Dvash CEO of Bee-io

Asian honey bees 'scream' when attacked by hornets

When hornets attack their hives, Asian honey bees produce special warning sounds that sound like screams.

 Asian honey bees in Japan

Bees scream at hornets that attack their beehive, study shows

Asian honey bees create a shrieking sound by flapping their wings when their hive is being attacked by a hornet, a new study found.

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Why are bees becoming an endangered species in Israel?

Michal Herzog meets with beekeepers to find out why.

 Israeli beekeeper Paz Raziel check a honeycomb in a field near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai

Israeli start-up Beewise is saving honey bees from extinction

Beewise developed Beehome, a robotic beehive that houses up to 40 colonies.

BEEWISE FOUNDERS (left to right) Hillel Schreier, Eliyah Radzyner, Saar Safra, Yossi Surin, Boaz Petersil.

2020 started with murder hornets, ends with new species of wild bee

The researchers believe that the species is likely unique to the sands of Israel's coastal plain.

New bee species, Lasioglossum dorchini, discovered in Israel

Hives, honeycombs stolen in Galilee region

The theft comes weeks prior Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, when honey is used by many families to celebrate the new year.

GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL production has taken a hit in recent years due to declining bee populations.

Entomologists are on mission to stop murder hornets spreading in America

The giant hornets, dubbed 'murder hornets' by some researchers, kill up to 50 people a year in Japan.

An Asian hornet, Latin name "Vespa Velutina", is seen in Vertou, near Nantes, France, September 10, 2018.

Agritech startup solving 'ever-growing' pollination problem

Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture has developed high-efficiency artificial pollination

A honey bee pollinating a flower.

Bees - among most vital creatures on Earth - join endangered species list

The use of uncontrolled pesticides, the continuation of deforestation and lack of cipher flowers (bee food) are the main reasons for the recent population nosedive.

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