Bees and Beekeeping

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This community is all about bees and beekeeping. Your one-stop shop for best beekeeping practices supported by science, exciting new bee research, beekeeping Q&A, etc.

The focus is primarily on keeping Apis mellifera, but discussion of all bee species, even if they aren't managed by beekeepers, is welcome.

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US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

While glyphosate has no known biological effect on bees, it can kill off a lot of their food sources. However usage of it hasn't gone up. Insecticide use has gone up in a lot of areas though, and a lot of colonies are getting attacked by parasites. This on top of absolutely awful ground clutter management over wildfire concerns ruins both kept and wild hives.