honeybee
No mentions found
This entity hasn't been tracked yet, or Iris is still building its knowledge base.
Related Articles from SNS
How honeybees really crown their queens
How honeybees really crown their queens Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor For generations, scientists believed a queen honeybee was made almost entirely by diet: feed an ordinary larva enough royal jelly and a ruler emerges. But new research suggests queens are created through a more elaborate process. Young worker bees construct specialized nursery chambers complete with custom wax, warmer temperatures, and devoted attendants that help determine whether a larva...
Coordinated neural, metabolic and muscular transcriptomic signatures associated with mite-biting behavior in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)
Biting behavior is an important natural defense mechanism in honeybees (Apis mellifera) against Varroa destructor. Significant variation in this behavior exists across genetic lines of honeybees, with certain colonies exhibiting higher mite-biting activity than others. Selective breeding for enhanced biting behavior provides a promising strategy for sustainable mite control and colony resilience.
New Scientist recommends a devastating account of farming honeybees
Jennie Durant's Bitter Honey is a great exposé of the true cost of industrially farming US honeybees, finds Thomas Lewton. But the book's grim figures of bee death alone may not prompt deep change – how about seeing them as fellow creatures?
Bees can swim and use visual cues to survive water crashes
Bees can swim and use visual cues to survive water crashes Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor When a bee crashes into water, it may still be able to swim to safety. New research from Michigan State University confirms that honeybees can propel themselves across the water's surface, and their movement is purposeful and directional. They swim toward darker areas—likely using visual cues to locate the shoreline and escape.
From eye anatomy to navigation: a biologically accurate model of bees polarisation vision
Skylight polarisation patterns provide a critical navigational cue for many insects. Bees perceive these patterns through specialised ommatidia in the dorsal rim area of their compound eyes, enabling them to estimate the suns direction and navigate between food sources and the hive. Although polarisation-based navigation has been extensively studied behaviourally, computational models that link DRA anatomy with navigational performance are lacking.
'I was struggling with my mental health until the Postcode Gardener dropped by'
On a tiny patch of land by a church hall in a part of Swansea named after St Thomas, a sea of gardeners dressed in pale blue t-shirts are hard at work. The green-fingered members of the CanDo Hub – which supports adults with additional learning needs – are watering a raised bed of red onions and cabbages with red watering cans, nurturing window-boxes, and tearing up weeds. “It’s all because of Ollie,” Emily Jones, 32, tells me.
Heatwave could fuel invasion of Asian hornets in the UK
Heatwave could fuel invasion of Asian hornets in the UK In 2025 there were 544 Asian Hornet sightings with 161 nests confirmed - more than double reported the previous year - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Invasive Asian hornet populations are expected to soar as the UK experiences unusually hot weather. The Met Office is predicting 2026 to be one of the hottest years on record, following an unseasonably hot spring.