Road verges – adding habitat or danger for bees?
Road verges cover quite a bit of area. In Germany, where I live, it’s about 30,000 km². I’m not that […]
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Bee Series, Miscellaneous
The bees’ needs – central place foraging
Bees are a classical example for central place foraging. It may sound abstract but simply means that the activity of
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Honey bee health management – for managed and wild bees
Honey bee health management – that sounds like something very abstract and technical. Like something that interests beekeepers who want
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Good beekeeping practices influence pollinator health
In my last post, I described how my approach to bee health changed over the years. From focussing on single
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From single bee diseases to a concept of One Health
Healthy bees – how do you define them? My approach has changed over the years. First, I was interested in
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Bee nutrition – the overarching principle for bee health
In this period of the year, I think about bee nutrition quite often. It’s the time of wild meadows, of
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Honey bee viruses – emergent diseases
Honey bee viruses didn’t seem to be a major issue for a long time. At least, they weren’t in the
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Bee research during a pandemic – joys and worries
Bee research means being outside – at least in my case. For me, it also means travelling a lot. I
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Pollinator decline – the need for diversified measures
Pollinator decline, especially bees, is still getting quite a bit of attention these days. However, an essential point still doesn’t
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Engineered bacteria boosting honey bee health – a silver bullet?
The finding that engineered bacteria could help against varroa and the Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) made a big buzz. These