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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

The fungal parasite Nosema is deadly to honeybee colonies and evolving resistance to fungicides, but engineered bacteria may help bees resist infection

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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

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Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

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Electromagnetic fields from power lines are messing with honeybees

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The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite

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A green orchid bee

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Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers – now we know why

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Honeybees benefit from strips of native plants embedded in farmland

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A beekeeper tends to a honeybee hive

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Rise in urban beekeeping may be crowding out native bee species

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Shortage of pollinators could be killing 427,000 people a year

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honey badger eating beeswax

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A surprising number of African animals eat beeswax

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Honeybees are living half as long as they were 50 years ago

The lifespan of bees raised in US laboratories is half what it was in the 1970s, suggesting there may be a genetic reason behind increasing rates of colony collapse

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Honeybees in a hive

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Bumblebees rolling wooden balls may be first evidence of insect play

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Honeybee swarms generate more electricity per metre than a storm cloud

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Glyphosate weedkiller impairs learning and memory in bumblebees

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Stunning winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

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