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Giant beehive nearly 1m long spotted at Bukit Batok HDB estate; residents fear being stung
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (332+ words) A nearly one-metre-long beehive has been spotted in a tree at a Bukit Batok HDB estate, sparking safety concerns among residents. The beehive was found on a tree-lined lawn near the roadside junction of Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 and Avenue…...
In 1984, NASA Sent 3,301 Bees to Space and They Built Comb in Seven Days
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (463+ words) 3,301 honeybees rode aboard NASA’s STS-41C mission, launched April 6, 1984, to see whether a colony could build hexagonal comb in microgravity. After early disorientation, the bees produced about 200 cm² of functional comb with thicker walls and smaller cells, while the queen laid roughly…...
Beekeeper reacts after driver seen running over bees in Scott’s Addition
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (613+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A strange discovery involving a bucket of honey bees in Scott’s Addition has taken another turn after new cellphone video appeared to show a driver running over the bees on the sidewalk. The bees were first discovered earlier…...
Exotic Trees in Cities Attract Giant Resin Bee
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (878+ words) Mirage News A research group from the UAB Faculty of Veterinary Medicine demonstrates that the proliferation of exotic vegetation is one of the main mechanisms explaining biological invasions. The giant resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis), native to Asia, is the first…...
A 1.5-acre cemetery in upstate New York carries the pollinating force of more than 200 honeybee hives, because roughly 5.5 million solitary mining bees nest beneath its lawns — each female digging her own burrow, with no hive and no queen among them
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (29+ words) Rachel Fordyce used to save on parking. A technician in a Cornell University entomology lab in Ithaca, New York, she left her car at a plaza and cut across...
Monarch researcher spies endangered bumblebee in Linn County
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (160+ words) A rare bumblebee was spotted in eastern Iowa and one expert says it’s a sign habitat conservation efforts could be helping the federally-endangered species. Danielle Holthaus is a research station manager for Monarch Research in Linn County, and she confirms…...
Hornets’ eradication response enters crucial phase
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (307+ words) The fight to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is entering a critical phase as warmer weather increases the risk of any surviving queens emerging from winter, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. The response has already destroyed 77 queens and 132 nests,…...
The buzz on honeybees in Tennessee? Here's the woman who keeps life sweet
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (413+ words) The buzz on honeybees in Tennessee? They are thriving, in part because the state's Queen Bee, Jessica Dodds-Davis, has been growing her nonprofit, Honeybee Tennessee, since she launched it in 2017 and created and the popular license plate that goes along…...
Do Carpenter Bees Come Back To The Same Nest Every Year?
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (298+ words) Carpenter bees tend to return to their nest — or overwinter there — but because their lifespans are roughly 1-3 years, it could be their offspring. Do Carpenter Bees Come Back To The Same Nest Every Year? Whether you're trying to get rid…...
Black Bear Solar added 180,000 honeybees in Virginia, but the fence protects the hives, not the other way around
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (608+ words) Home - Environment - Black Bear Solar added 180,000 honeybees in Virginia, but the fence protects the hives, not the other way around There was a viral affirmation that suggested that the Black Bear Solar in Virginia recruited 180.000 bees to form a living…...