Honeybee

US Honeybee populations fell 22.2% over the winter, but researchers say that could be good news 

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Beekeepers in the US lost more than 22% of their honeybee colonies during the past winter, but experts say that’s the smallest loss in years and could be a sign the global honeybee crisis is slowing A beekeeper survey found US honeybee colonies declined 22.2% in the winter The declines were actually the second smallest … Read more

Honeybee queens don’t just buzz but also ‘quack and toot’, study says

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Honeybee queens don’t just buzz but also ‘quack’ when they are ready to hatch from the hive and ‘toot’ when they want workers to imprison other queens, study shows Tooting sound means workers trap other yet-to-emerge queens inside their cells Scientists made the find after monitoring 25 hives in France and England  Study upends previous … Read more