Bee conservation – with or without honey bees?
Bee conservation – the term seems pretty straightforward. However, even such a noble goal can divide and create conflicts. Also […]
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Miscellaneous
Native bees for more diversity? – Some clarification
“Native bees” is a buzzword and is becoming more and more a synonym for all bee species except honey bees.
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Bee health needs biodiversity – making connections
Bee health and biodiversity may not be the most obvious connection. The first thing that comes to your mind could
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Flower strips – more bee diversity and pollination?
Flower strips at field edges are quite popular. They’re promoted as “bee-friendly”, as increasing biodiversity in farmland. Noble goals. However,
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Silent hunger – pollinators for healthy nutrition
Silent hunger means a deficiency of nutrients that affects billions of people worldwide. When wanting to eradicate hunger it’s not only about the
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The International Year of Fruit and Vegetables
FAO declared 2021 the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables. They want to attract attention to the importance of fruit
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Social bees – do they have a different take on climate change?
Social bees – and I don’t mean only honey bees by this – are more visible than solitary species. When
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Bumblebee ranges and climate change – some like it cool
Bumblebee ranges are a bit different from other bees. As a rule of thumb, bees are most diverse in regions
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Impact of climate change on pollinators – beyond mismatches
The impact of climate change on pollinators is complex. In the examples I gave last week, we saw how a
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Plant and bee phenology – what about the mismatches?
Many, many years ago, I was coordinating a federal honey bee selection project in Germany. There was a problem, though: