Bee disease confirmed in Perthshire - American Foulbrood found near Blairgowrie

28-May-20 – Gov.Scot
https://www.gov.scot/news/bee-disease-confirmed-in-perthshire-1/

 Watch a 'Murder Hornet' Destroy an Entire Honeybee Hive

22-May-20 – Vice
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wxq8ab/watch-a-murder-hornet-destroy-an-entire-honeybee-hive

 Bumblebees' 'clever trick' fools plants into flowering

21-May-20 – BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52759804

 Nealta – a new acaricide from BASF

21-May-20 – Agronomist Arable Farmer
http://www.aafarmer.co.uk/news/nealta-a-new-acaricide-from-basf.html

 IKEA launches incredible Bee house project!

20-May-20 – Birmingham Updates
https://www.birminghamupdates.com/ikea-launches-incredible-bee-house-project/

 The Duchess of Cornwall is new President of Bees for Development

20-May-20 – Bees for Development
http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/our-work/news/The-Duchess-of-Cornwall-is-new-President-of-Bees-for-Development

 8-Year-Old Girl Covers Herself In Bees To Raise Awareness

20-May-20 – MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news/8-year-old-girl-covers-herself-in-bees-to-raise-awareness/vi-BB14lS8b

 Moths do the pollinator night shift – and they work harder than daytime insects

19-May-20 – The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/moths-do-the-pollinator-night-shift-and-they-work-harder-than-daytime-insects-138472

Murder Hornets Are Another Thing We Have To Worry About

19-May-20 – YouTube

Bees have been thriving during lockdown, the UK's biggest bee farm has found

18-May-20 – CountryLiving

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a32568839/bees-thriving-lockdown/

EU to halve pesticides by 2030 to protect bees, biodiversity: draft

14-May-20 – Reuters

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-eu-pesticides/eu-to-halve-pesticides-by-2030-to-protect-bees-biodiversity-draft-idUKKBN22Q25N

The Rare, Skin-Healing “Super Honey” You’ve Never Heard Of

08-May-20 – Refinery29

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/kanuka-honey-skin-benefits

Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype

07-May-20 – AP News

https://apnews.com/c933cbc6963d8a99d7c894c89432dc10

The Bee Whisperers of Slovenia Have a Plan to Save Colonies From Climate Change

06-May-20 – Time

https://time.com/5815141/slovenia-bees-climate-change/

Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease

01-May-20 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/01/alarm-over-deaths-of-bees-from-rapidly-spreading-viral-disease

GENERAL:

 A Couple of recently published Papers:

 Honey bee virus causes context-dependent changes in host social behavior

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/21/2002268117

 Interactions Between Thiamethoxam and Deformed Wing Virus Can Drastically Impair Flight ...

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00766/pdf&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTNTA4MjM0MTg1MzI4MDIyNDIzNjIeMGIyZmFlNmMwZTcwYTFkZTpjby51azplbjpHQjpS&usg=AFQjCNF97Aig7NolsPcoSgeKX-o7EdswLw

 Virus-infected honey bees more likely to gain entrance to healthy hives

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/808197?fbclid=IwAR3Ez5HIru9ULZxOr7zbV0fKn-QUqlzcXhyq6KPvfGeibcGJeKVAsNSI12E

LINKS to news items:

 Give your lawn a monthly ‘Mohican’ mow to boost wildlife, experts urge

01-May-20 – Express and Star

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/04/30/give-your-lawn-a-monthly-mohican-mow-to-boost-wildlife-experts-urge/

 Bees And Wildflowers Are Flourishing As Humans Stay Indoors Due To Coronavirus

30-Apr-20 – Secret Manchester

Bees And Wildflowers Are Flourishing As Humans Stay Indoors Due To Coronavirus

 New study reveals Scottish heather honey is a world-leading superfood set to ‘rival manuka’

28-Apr-20 – Scotsman

New study reveals Scottish heather honey is a world-leading superfood set to ‘rival manuka’

 Bees & Refugees Set to Cause a Buzz in Shepherd’s Bush.

28-Apr-20 – Local paper

https://www.shepherdsbushw12.com/#!pages/shared:common:hfbeesrefugees001

 Land-dwelling insects drop in population but freshwater bugs doing better

23-Apr-20 – Reuters

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-science-insects/land-dwelling-insects-drop-in-population-but-freshwater-bugs-doing-better-idUKKCN2253FT

 Meet the refugees creating a buzz in the UK during the pandemic

23-Apr-20 – Positive.News

Meet the refugees creating a buzz in the UK during the pandemic

 Thinking outside the bee box

22-Apr-20 – OpenAccessGovernment.org

Thinking outside the bee box

 Scientists produce wound dressings from manuka honey

21-Apr-20 – BioMarketInsights

Scientists produce wound dressings from manuka honey

 With bees on decline, mechanical pollination may be solution

20-Apr-20 – Reuters
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-earth-day-israel-machinepollination/with-bees-on-decline-mechanical-pollination-may-be-solution-idUKKBN22210C

First Asian Hornet queen of 2020 captured in Guernsey

16-Apr-20 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2020-04-16/first-asian-hornet-queen-of-2020-captured-in-guernsey/

 BBC presenter Bill Turnbull's garden could pass as a national park!

16-Apr-20 – Hello Magazine

https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/2020041688099/bill-turnbull-photo-beautiful-garden/

 Lockdown cripples migratory beekeepers

14-Apr-20 – Kashmir Reader

Lockdown cripples migratory beekeepers

 Wildflowers boom after cuts to verge mowing

09-Apr-20 – Ecologist

https://theecologist.org/2020/apr/09/wildflowers-boom-after-cuts-verge-mowing

 Police appeal after pensioner’s beehives destroyed in suspected arson attack

08-Apr-20 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2020-04-08/police-appeal-after-pensioners-beehives-destroyed-in-suspected-arson-attack/

 Rare beetle rediscovered in Wales

07-Apr-20 – Countryfile

https://www.countryfile.com/news/rare-beetle-rediscovered-in-wales/

 Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

06-Apr-20 – Phys Org

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scientists-humanity-insect-extinctions.html

 Thiacloprid use-up date announced

06-Apr-20 Horticulture Week

https://www.hortweek.com/thiacloprid-use-up-date-announced/ornamentals/article/1679401

 Efsa adds 150 substances to toxicity database

30-Mar-20 – Chemical Watch

https://chemicalwatch.com/103558/efsa-adds-150-substances-to-toxicity-database#overlay-strip

Photos from inside a tree reveal intimate lives of wild honeybees

March Issue – National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/03/photos-reveal-wild-honeybees-intimate-lives-inside-a-tree-feature/

5 lawn mowing tips to help give garden wildlife the best chance possible

26-Mar-20 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a31923217/how-mow-lawn-garden-wildlife/

Vandals smash hives and kill insects as Telford beekeeper targeted for second time

12-Mar-20 – Shropshire Star

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2020/03/12/vandals-smash-hives-and-kill-insects-as-telford-beekeeper-targeted-for-second-time/

Pesticides attack baby bee brains

10-Mar-20 – The Ecologist

https://theecologist.org/2020/mar/10/pesticides-attack-baby-bee-brains

This Plastic-Eating Caterpillar Could Be Key in Fighting an Environmental Menace

08-Mar-20 – Popular Mechanics

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a31229764/caterpillar-eats-plastic/

CT Scans Show Brains of Baby Bumblebees Could Get Irreversibly Damaged by Pesticides

06-Mar-20 – ScienceAlert

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-brains-of-baby-bumblebees-might-be-irreversibly-damaged-by-pesticides

How quickly do flower strips in cities help the local bees?

03-Mar-20 – Inside Ecology

How quickly do flower strips in cities help the local bees?

What Impact Do Almonds Have on the Enviroment?

28-Feb-20 – Environmental Technology

https://www.envirotech-online.com/news/business-news/44/breaking-news/what-impact-do-almonds-have-on-the-enviroment/51374

We're eating more honey than ever before, but it comes at a cost

28-Feb-20 – we-heart.com

Businesses Working to Save the Bees