Ahead of the ban on neonicotinoids pesticides to protect bee population, the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has said that this could lead to an increase in...
Bees can face high levels of stress caused by pesticides, which can prevent colonies from working properly, according to a new study. Scientists from the Royal...
Traffic fumes can affect how honeybees locate and identify flowers, seriously impacting their foraging efficiency with potentially damaging effects on already troubled bee populations, according to...
A new study has found that bees fly away from good food sources that they associate with risky predators. The research explains that bees’ fear is...
The government has published a statement explaining that it must accept the EU ban of the pesticides linked to bee deaths, but that it rejects the...
Researchers have planted flower meadows in four UK cities in an effort to understand the effects of urbanisation on insect pollinators such as bees and butterflies....
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched an “urgent review” and a national strategy to tackle the decline of honeybees and other pollinators....
Two studies have revealed that the use of some agricultural pesticides, even at normal levels, can cause biodiversity loss and impact invertebrates in Europe and overseas...
Researchers are looking into genetic diversification to create stronger bees that can survive colony collapse disorder, which sees seemingly healthy bees abandon hives, never to return....
Fipronil is the fourth pesticide that is harmful to honeybees, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has established. It claims that fipronil, which belongs to the...
Here, Blue & Green Tomorrow rounds up some of April’s biggest headlines – a month in which Earth Day took place, the EU voted to ban...
Crowdfunding by entrepreneurs and small businesses is becoming an ever-more popular way of securing funds to kickstart exciting and innovative ideas. In April, we brought you...
Many of Britain’s wild bees are in serious decline, including the large mason bee and the great yellow bumblebee, according to a report published by the...
A new study has warned that the loss of $200 billion (£131 billion) worth of pollinating services from insects because of human-induced pressures will cause profound...
Waitrose has asked its suppliers not to use neonicotinoids after concerns these might be responsible for decline in bees populations. The supermarket chain has launched a...