David Beckham makes the most of country living as he tends to his bees and admits he’s made ‘progress’ after installing the beehive in his garden By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 08:31 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 12:06 BST, 7 July 2020 They have been spending lockdown at their second home in the … Read more
Why are killer bees so angry? Study finds insects’ aggression comes from genetics of European insects which mixed with African honey bees Killer bees get their aggression from Western European bee genetics Researchers measured the defense response of 116 colonies with these bees They found that the most defensive were related to South African honey bees … Read more
As one of Britain’s top florists, Simon Lycett’s working life is spent surrounded by gorgeous blooms, many of them shipped in from around the world and carefully wrapped so every single petal is at the peak of perfection for the glamorous events he works on. At home, though, his tastes are much simpler. Simon’s garden … Read more
Forget about birds and bees, scientists prove SOAP BUBBLES can be used to pollinate fruit trees, which could help compensate for the dramatic declines in global bee populations Japanese scientists developed a method to pollinate plants with soap bubbles The bubbles are non-toxic to plants and have a 95% success rate with pear trees They … Read more
Indian man lets 60,000 bees cover his FACE and says the insects are ‘like his best friends’ 24-year-old Nature M.S. says the thousands of bees do not see him as a threat Nature has been keeping bees on his face since he was a young child in Kerala He also holds a Guinness World Record … Read more
Buzz off! Skin-crawling moment thousands of bees swarm down chimney and invade family’s kitchen Thousands of bees took over a family kitchen Broughton Green, Worcestershire In search of a new hive they entered the house through the house’s chimney They could not escape from the kitchen and were rescued by a beekeeper By Jordan King … Read more
Cunning bumblebees help plants produce flowers by nibbling away on their leaves in way that speeds up blooming, according to a new report. Bumblebees that wake up earlier in the year than normal due to climate change face a scarcity of pollen because flowers are yet to bloom, European researchers claim. They therefore bite the … Read more
Duchess of Cornwall becomes the first president of Bees for Development as she announces funds raised from sales of honey from her own hives will go to the charity Duchess of Cornwall has become president of the charity Bees for Development It champions beekeeping as a way to combat poverty and highlights the important role … Read more
Mowing your lawn just once a month could attract 10 times as many bees by boosting flowers like daisies and white clover, according to new research. Simple changes in mowing habits can increase the available nectar for bees and other pollinators tenfold, findings from conservation charity Plantlife reveal. The charity’s annual citizen science project found … Read more
Thank goodness that’s over! So long, wettest-February-on-record; good riddance, miserable winter. For the first time in ages, the forecast in some parts of Britain is predicting sun for several days. The bright months are back again, and how welcome they are. As David Hockney recently put it, in a caption of a painting of butter-golden … Read more