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:
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Non-binary science – about bees and uncertainty
Over my winter break, I tried to recap this crazy year that 2020 has been. The pandemic was the dominant
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Bees in a pandemic – lessons to learn from 2020
How was your 2020? Most people will say that it was difficult, fearsome, or even disastrous. And it was. Most
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Managing pollinators – complex, but not impossible
Most people would equate “managing pollinators” to beekeeping. Which means working with a managed pollinator, i.e. the Western honey bee,
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Flowering strips – bee habitat in farmland?
Flowering strips seem to be a go-to when it comes to helping bees in farmland. They’re meant to be a
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Pollinator limitation and consequences for crop production
I think, most of us agree that pollination is an important ecosystem service. But is pollinator limitation a thing? Is
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Land use and biodiversity – it needs constant change
Our land use is a reason for concern: with the increasing human population on earth, we’re claiming more and more
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Bee hotels – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Bee hotels are very popular at the moment. Everybody sells them, often with the popular “save the bees!” attached to