Almond flowers – stunning beauty or pollination industry?
Three years ago, it happened that I was in Andalucía in February. I arrived quite late the day before I […]
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Not only sweet – honey bees’ seasonal salt foraging
Honey bees like it sweet – they forage nectar and produce honey. But salt? It may seem strange at the
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Migratory bees – shorter life-spans and oxidative stress
Honey bees originally nest in cavities in about 5 m height. In Tom Seeley’s book “Honeybee democracy” is plenty of
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Honey bee pathology – not only about diseases and parasites
This was a very busy and demanding week. I was at the CREA-API in Bologna teaching at the yearly honey
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About facts and opinions – bees and beyond
Last week, the German journal “Die Zeit” wrote about “The downfall of facts”. In short interviews ten scientists talked about
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Cleptoparasites – a microcosm in trapnests
Though my “bee-career” began with floral ecology, cleptoparasites very soon got my attention. For my master thesis I examined the
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Megachile sculpturalis – giant bee coming from Asia
Two days ago I had a big surprise in the garden of the CREA-API in Bologna: I met my first
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European Bee Week in Brussels
Today the Bee Week is starting in Brussels. Since 2012 it is organized every year, hosted by the European Parliament.
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Solitary bees contribute most to apple pollination
Solitary bees contribute more than double the economic benefit of apple pollination than honeybees. This is the output of a
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About Varroa ecology and relationships
In public perception, “ecology” is used mostly in the context of conservation and sustainability. The science with this name though,