Tag: bees
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Flowers as a Highway for Bee Viruses: From Hives to Wild Pollinators
Introduction: When Flowers Bridge the Gap Between Hives and Wildlife Pollinators rely on flowering plants for sustenance, but flowers can play an unintended role in disease dynamics. Recent observations from Israel’s spring bloom in the Judean Foothills highlight how viruses that originate in managed honey bee hives can travel to wild bee populations that visit…
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Flowers Help Bee Viruses Spread From Hives Into the Wild
How Flowers Link Hives and Wild Bees Honey bee colonies are invaluable allies to agriculture, pollinating a wide range of crops. But new findings suggest that flowers themselves can act as bridges for viruses, carrying pathogens from managed hives into wild bee populations. When blooms are abundant, shared nectar and pollen sources create opportunities for…
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Indigenous Wellbeing, Beekeeping, and the Pacific Ties: A Summer Lookback
Introduction: A Summer Lookback on Indigenous Wellbeing and Bees For today’s summer edition of Nesia Daily, we dive into the year’s most resonant conversations about Indigenous wellbeing and the living web that sustains Pacific communities: the bees. From talanoa exchanges to community-led conservation, bees are more than pollinators; they are a symbol of resilience, knowledge,…
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Bees, Indigenous Wellbeing, and the Pulse of the Pacific Ecosystem
Introduction: The Pacific’s Quiet Architects In the Pacific, bees are more than honey-makers. They are quiet architects of wellbeing, playing a critical role in the health of ecosystems that Indigenous communities have nurtured for generations. This summer edition of Nesia Daily revisits a rich conversation that threads Indigenous knowledge, environmental stewardship, and the simple yet…
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Indigenous Wellbeing and the Bee: A Pacific Ecosystem’s Hidden Healers
Opening the Vault: Indigenous knowledge meets the buzzing Pacific In this summer edition of Nesia Daily, Sose dives into the vault to bring forward conversations that illuminate how Indigenous wellbeing is inextricably linked to the small, tireless workers buzzing through Pacific skies—the bees. Across Pacific islands, bees are more than honey producers; they are keystone…
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Ancient Bee Nests in Fossils Reveal Surprising Behavioral Shifts
New fossil evidence uncovers unusual bee nest behavior In a breakthrough for entomology and paleontology, researchers have identified bee nests preserved in fossils that suggest behaviors never before observed in the fossil record. This discovery challenges long-held views about how ancient bees lived, especially regarding nesting choices and social structure. Traditionally, scientists imagined bee nests…
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Ancient bee nests reveal unprecedented early-bee behavior
Groundbreaking fossil finds illuminate a surprising aspect of early bees For decades, scientists have imagined the early bees as small, simple creatures that resembled solitary relatives of today’s honeybees and carpenter bees. A striking new set of fossil discoveries challenges that view, presenting evidence of ancient bee nests built in ways that researchers had not…
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The Surprising Reason Bees Replace Their Queens: Supersedure Unveiled
Understanding Supersedure: When Bees Decide to Replace Their Queen Bees operate with remarkable social intelligence, and one of their most intriguing strategies involves replacing a queen before she dies or becomes unproductive. This process, known as supersedure, is a proactive way for a honeybee colony to safeguard its future. It begins when thousands of worker…
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Hornet Nests Found 100m Apart on Auckland’s North Shore: What Residents Need to Know
Hornet Nests Found 100m Apart on Auckland’s North Shore Two yellow-legged hornet nests, discovered just over 100 metres apart on Auckland’s North Shore, have been removed by authorities. The finds highlight the ongoing challenge posed by invasive hornets to health, biodiversity, and local beekeeping. While responders acted quickly, experts warn that more nests could be…
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Hornet Nests Found 100m Apart on Auckland’s North Shore
Two yellow-legged hornet nests found just over 100 metres apart on Auckland’s North Shore Two aggressive yellow-legged hornet nests were discovered and removed within a short distance of each other on Auckland’s North Shore, underscoring ongoing concerns about this invasive species in New Zealand. The finds, about 100 metres apart, have prompted authorities to intensify…