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 […]
Last week, the German journal “Die Zeit” wrote about “The downfall of facts”. In short interviews ten scientists talked about […]
Though my “bee-career” began with floral ecology, cleptoparasites very soon got my attention. For my master thesis I examined the
Two days ago I had a big surprise in the garden of the CREA-API in Bologna: I met my first
Today the Bee Week is starting in Brussels. Since 2012 it is organized every year, hosted by the European Parliament.
Solitary bees contribute more than double the economic benefit of apple pollination than honeybees. This is the output of a
In public perception, “ecology” is used mostly in the context of conservation and sustainability. The science with this name though,
Last week Science published a study about the manmade dispersal of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV). This virus alone causes asymptomatic
Bees are an exception to the rule saying that biodiversity is highest in the tropics. This is not true for
The introduction of European bumblebees in Chile brought the only native species, Bombus dahlbomii, close to extinction. Two species were
Two weeks ago I wrote about my time in Thailand and how an old beekeeper preferred native Apis cerana to