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Honey bee genetics sheds light on bee origins

Where do honey bees come from? A new study clears some of the fog around honey bee origins. The work could be useful in breeding bees resistant to disease or pesticides. Ref. Source 7c.

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I think it would be great to know which one of these lines are the ones that are more resilient to the factors of their population decline. If we can figure that out then maybe we can breed them in areas where the decline is most notable and hopefully get the bees to once again gain in numbers so we can help save this planet.

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Bee species with little known nesting-behavior observed to use plastic instead of leaves

Little is known about the nesting activities of some lineages of megachiline bees. Two scientists made use of their earlier observations, gathered during a survey in the United Arab Emirates, to fill some gaps in the knowledge of three species from such lineages. A curious instance of a bee attempting to build brood cells using green pieces of plastic is among their findings. Ref. Source 6v.

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The bees dying is a scary thing. I'm sure it's something we're doing and I'm sure we don't even know what it is we're doing.

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Overuse of antibiotics brings risks for bees, and for us

Honeybees treated with a common antibiotic were half as likely to survive the week after treatment compared with a group of untreated bees, a finding that may have health implications for bees and people alike. Ref. Source 4p.

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We give antibiotics to honeybees? Is there any part of nature we don't we're smarter than? One day good old mother nature is going to get at us messing around with things.

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To save honey bees, human behavior must change

In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey bees in recent years, it may be time for professionals and hobbyists in the beekeeping industry to look in the mirror. In a new research essay, one researcher argues that human activity is a key driver in the spread of pathogens afflicting the European honey bee. Ref. Source 4q.

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Another indication we aren't as smart as we think we are. Maybe we should let nature fix nature.