@vitabeehealth.bsky.social#Honeybees are being trialled as biosensors to detect a disease of #avocado trees in #California. Sunblotch viroid is hard to spot, but through RNA analysis researchers have been able to identify the disease in #pollen bees collect. apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1...
@sciantsmedia.comHave you ever wondered why a bee can only sting you once, but a hornet can go to town?
@delwynd.bsky.socialI've got this image on my phone and on the wall in my office.
#Yellow-leggedHornet #agsky #MPI #HoneyBees #pollination
@delwynd.bsky.socialWasps are in the garden so nows the time to watch out for any #Yellow-leggedHornets that may have survived MPI's eradication programme, and winter. Not just Auckland, any survivors may have hitched a ride out of town.
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@insectessociaux.bsky.socialCome join the FAN-dom: Wing-fanning presents an underexplored avenue in social insects 🌬️
Megha shows how a simple wing movement opens a window onto some of the biggest questions in social insect biology.
@beeshaven.bsky.socialWhat Happens Inside a Hive in Autumn
Inside the hive, autumn is a season of preparation and changing priorities. Explore how honey bees adjust as flowers fade and colder weather approaches.
@liamnabut.bsky.socialHoney-colored square of the day. 🍯 #honeybees
@liamnabut.bsky.socialBZZT. Your sign has been activated. 🐝
@scottishbeekeepers.bsky.socialGood luck to everyone sitting our Microscopy Exam this Saturday🔬
We know how much time, effort & dedication goes into preparing for these exams, so we’re wishing you all the very best of luck 🍀
#ScottishBeekeepers #MicroscopyExam #Beekeeping #Honeybees #GoodLuck
@vitabeehealth.bsky.socialVarroa control doesn't just help #honeybees, it helps other #pollinators too. Controlling #varroa lowers #DWV (deformed wing virus) among honeybees and there is less spread of DWV to other insects. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42772764/
@misserica1.bsky.socialIn the garden today 🐝
@maximumsteve.bsky.socialPollinators for Peace! ✌️ #insects #bees #littleheroes #peace #pollinators #buzz #honeybees
@beeshaven.bsky.socialBees in the Fall: Nature’s Most Ruthless Housekeepers
Autumn brings a dramatic shift inside the hive as colonies prepare for colder weather. Take a closer look at the practical, sometimes ruthless choices bees make in fall.
@drbethany.bsky.socialYou know I have an assortment
#honeybees #nativeplants #gardening
@edwardsdna.bsky.socialCA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides: In a win for pollinator conservation, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have identified… @goodnewsnetwork.org #PollinatorConservation #HoneyBees #PesticideSafety #SustainableAgriculture #ResearchInnovation
@delwynd.bsky.socialSeems to be reluctance to tinker given how important honey bees are to global horticulture. If it goes awry there could be serious consequences.
One option could be to introduce AC bees into honeybee hives it seems👇
#agsky #varroa #HoneyBees #ApiaCerana
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@bobwmfl.bsky.social#Honeybees were all over the blooms on this #FloridaNativePlant milkweed today. It’s white swamp #milkweed - Asclepius perennis. Before long the plants will be defoliated by Monarch #butterfly caterpillars. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #MyGarden
@saltoearth.bsky.socialThe first year in over 30, in which I harvest no honey at all. The rain was too much…. I did swap around a few frames to give weak hives a better chance at over-wintering. This held for #apiscerana and Mellifera #honeybees too. I’ll still need to feed…