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Wednesday, 11 December 2019

How bees could help lower your blood pressure

How bees could help lower your blood pressure
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Thursday, 5 December 2019

France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees

France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees
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Monday, 25 November 2019

Tesco withdraws own label honey following reports of adulteration

Tesco withdraws own label honey following reports of adulteration
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Sunday, 24 November 2019

Food bosses investigate Tesco over concerns its own brand honey 'is bulked out with cheap syrups'

Food bosses investigate Tesco over concerns its own brand honey 'is bulked out with cheap syrups
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Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Ever tried revenge honey? It tastes good

Ever tried revenge honey? It tastes good
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Friday, 25 October 2019

Invasive species: MPs call for a million people's help

Invasive species: MPs call for a million people's help
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MEPs block move to weaken EU rules on bee-harming pesticides

MEPs block move to weaken EU rules on bee-harming pesticides
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Thursday, 17 October 2019

Twenty one species in NI 'at risk of extinction'

Twenty one species in NI 'at risk of extinction'
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Saturday, 12 October 2019

Bees are better at counting if they are penalised for their mistakes

Bees are better at counting if they are penalised for their mistakes
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Friday, 11 October 2019

Natural 'bumblebee medicine' found in heather

Natural 'bumblebee medicine' found in heather
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Friday, 4 October 2019

Asian hornet found in Highcliffe

Asian hornet found in Highcliffe
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Thursday, 26 September 2019

Keeping hives to save bees is like keeping chickens to save birds

Keeping hives to save bees is like keeping chickens to save birds
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Sunday, 15 September 2019

A Big New Study Finds Bee-Killing Pesticides Aren’t Even Worth it for Soybean Farmers

A Big New Study Finds Bee-Killing Pesticides Aren’t Even Worth it for Soybean Farmers
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Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them

Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them
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Monday, 2 September 2019

Asian hornet sighting was confirmed in the Tamworth area of Staffordshire on 2 September 2019

Asian hornet sighting was confirmed in the Tamworth area of Staffordshire on 2 September 2019
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Sunday, 25 August 2019

Beekeepers sought by Gateshead young dads project

Beekeepers sought by Gateshead young dads project
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months

Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months
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Friday, 16 August 2019

Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American Foulbrood

Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American Foulbrood
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Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Bee disease confirmed in Perthshire

Bee disease confirmed in Perthshire
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Saturday, 3 August 2019

British bees under threat from Turkish insect invader

British bees under threat from Turkish insect invader
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Saturday, 20 July 2019

The Liverpool bee whisperer who rescues the precious insects from the city's streets

The Liverpool bee whisperer who rescues the precious insects from the city's streets
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Saturday, 13 July 2019

Beekeeping in Schools

https://www.bbka.org.uk/project-bees-in-schools
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Friday, 28 June 2019

Prince Charles shows off gardening skills and opens beehive at horticultural centre during trip to Scotland

Prince Charles shows off gardening skills and opens beehive at horticultural centre during trip to Scotland
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Saturday, 15 June 2019

How bee bricks can help you save bees in your garden


Solitary bees are responsible for most of pollination in Britain, but modern architecture is making it difficult for them to breed

How bee bricks can help you save bees in your garden
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Cardiff port boss rescued swarm of bees from under bench

Cardiff port boss rescued swarm of bees from under bench
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Friday, 31 May 2019

Bee disease outbreak confirmed in West Lothian

Bee disease outbreak confirmed in West Lothian
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Monday, 20 May 2019

Scientists: Why we should appreciate wasps

Scientists: Why we should appreciate wasps
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Friday, 10 May 2019

The Complete Guide to DIY Beeswax Wraps (AND Beeless Vegan Food Wraps!)

The Complete Guide to DIY Beeswax Wraps (AND Beeless Vegan Food Wraps!)
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Cambridge road sign becomes home to bee swarm

Cambridge road sign becomes home to bee swarm
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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

'Bee corridor' planted in London to boost insect numbers

'Bee corridor' planted in London to boost insect numbers
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Saturday, 27 April 2019

Barbara Receiving Flowers as she Stepped Down as L&NWBKA Treasurer

Thank you for all your hard work as Treasurer
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Thursday, 25 April 2019

'Bee saviour' sugar cards could save starving insects

'Bee saviour' sugar cards could save starving insects
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Saturday, 20 April 2019

Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze

Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019

Taiwan doctor finds four sweat bees living inside woman's eye

Taiwan doctor finds four sweat bees living inside woman's eye
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Saturday, 6 April 2019

275 hives destroyed

275 hives destroyed
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Wednesday, 3 April 2019

What can bees teach economists about how markets work?

What can bees teach economists about how markets work?
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Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Saving the bees at Stoneleigh

Saving the bees at Stoneleigh
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Saturday, 2 March 2019

Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Jersey

Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Jersey
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Thursday, 21 February 2019

World's biggest bee found alive

World's biggest bee found alive
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Saturday, 16 February 2019

You can teach a honeybee maths in as little as 4 hours

You can teach a honeybee maths in as little as 4 hours
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Sunday, 10 February 2019

Five smart things honeybees can do

Five smart things honeybees can do
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Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Researchers develop a machine learning method to identify fake honey

Researchers develop a machine learning method to identify fake honey
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019

£4k training project boost's Isle of Man's bees

£4k training project boost's Isle of Man's bees
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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Could the world's first bee vaccine save honeybees? Edible drug can protect the insects from killer infections


Could the world's first bee vaccine save honeybees? Edible drug can protect the insects from killer infections
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Tiny killer that could wipe out the honeybee: Scientists find mite is eating the insect's ORGANS

  • Tiny mite, called Varroa destructor, eats one of the honey bee's organs
  • Called the fat body, it serves many of the same functions as the human liver 
  • Causes bee to lose ability to detoxify pesticides and robs them of food stores
Tiny killer that could wipe out the honeybee: Scientists find mite is eating the insect's ORGANS

  • The scientist involved will be talking at the BBKA Spring Convention in April 2019
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Monday, 7 January 2019

Old Basing pupils buzzing to sell their first jars of honey

Old Basing pupils buzzing to sell their first jars of honey
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