The commercial bumblebees that are brought to greenhouses to pollinate some vegetables occasionally wander off the job, and researchers say the wayward bees that slip out into the fields are infecting their wild cousins with a nasty parasite. A new study says that parasite may be to blame for the recent decline in wild populations [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Canadian Commercial Bumblebees Spread Diseases to Their Wild Kin
Posted in Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping on October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Proverbs of Bees, Hives and Honey
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“As busy as a bee.” “What is good for the swarm is not good for the bee.” “Where there is honey, there are bees.” “One bee is better than a handful of flies.” “If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.” “Honey turns sour.” “The diligence of the hive produces the wealth [...]
