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The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops

Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient

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Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines

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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

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Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees

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Antidote to deadly pesticides boosts bee survival

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The days when the flowers produce lots of nectar, the bees remain outside the hive fanning, to better dehydrate the nectar when the forager bees come back from their journeys.///Les jours ou les fleurs donnent beaucoup de nectar, les abeilles restent ? ventiler ? l?ext?rieur de la ruche pour mieux d?shydrater le nectar pendant que les butineuses rentre de leurs voyages.

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How clues in honey can help fight our biggest biodiversity challenges

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Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings

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Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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FGDCKA Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult female queen and workers, in nest, Powys, Wales, July

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Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

Climate change could be fueling bumblebee population loss by making hives too hot to handle

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These stunning close-up photos offer a window onto the world of bees

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Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

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Bees miss out on sleep if they are exposed to light at night

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Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

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