Topic: Colony Collapse Disorder

Is corn syrup killing the honeybees? (+video)

A trio of recent studies faults a common family of corn pesticides for disorienting honeybees, potentially leading to colony collapse disorder. The German chemical company Bayer, which manufactures the pesticides, disagrees.  

Are bees threatened by insecticide use? New studies say yes. (+video)

Scientists found that one class of insecticides may harm both bumblebees and honeybees in two recent studies. Bees' important role as pollinators may be threatened. 

Are pesticides responsible for bee deaths? (+video)

Important pollinators, both bumblebees and honeybees have trouble functioning after being exposed to pesticides, two new studies say. Industry experts question several aspects of the work.

Readers Write: EPA may not be killing jobs, but it's letting honeybees die

Letters to the Editor for the weekly issue of December 26, 2011: One reader says that the EPA may or may not be a jobs killer, but its failure to crack down on pesticide use is killing the vital honeybee population. Another affirms the upsides to unemployment and a circuitous career path.

The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America

Our bees are dying in apocalyptic numbers. What does it mean to us?

Solar-powered beehive coolers increase yields

Solar-powered beehive coolers double honey yield at the Oregon Garden.

Spotted knapweed control efforts worry beekeepers

Spotted knapweed: It's not clear why Michigan beekeepers are so worried about knapweed control when those in other states haven't been as much. Some in the industry speculated Michigan beekeepers may rely on knapweed more for nectar and pollen than those in other states.

Honey bees collapse caused by combination of virus and fungus, study reports

Honey bees are being done in by a pair of pathogens – a virus and a fungus – a new study has found.

Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping

On storied rooftops and public gardens in the urban jungle of Paris, the bee business is thriving.

Decline in honeybees highlights importance of wild pollinators

City bees are all the buzz

Beekeeping gains in the concrete jungle, despite some concerns.

Bee college is all the buzz

Saving the honeybees

The latest on colony collapse disorder of honeybees.

A $65,000 garden for bees

The maker of Häagen-Dazs supports research into saving honeybees.

Europe hopes havens will give bees a break

Plan Bee encourages governments to set aside safe places for bees to buzz.

House panel probes honeybee disappearances

A Congressional agriculture subcommittee is looking into colony collapse disorder, a mysterious phenomenon that is decimating beehive populations.

Learning from the bees

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

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