Tag: Bee
What threats does the Asian hornet represent in France?
Since April 2020, the Asian hornet has colonized all of France. Unfortunately, its subspecies, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, has acclimatized very well in our European countries and wreaks havoc on bees…
Students practice counting bees for the National Bee Count
On Thursday and Friday, students in grades six to eight and all classes in secondary schools can spot bees during the school count. Special counting forms have been made for…
[EN IMAGES] In Morocco, bee colonies are disappearing one by one
Morocco has been experiencing an extraordinary drought for several months, the hardest in 40 years. According to experts, this climate change has caused a phenomenon observed on a national scale:…
Is the bumblebee the male of the honey bee?
The bumblebee is larger than the bee, its flight is noisier, but these two animals are otherwise similar. The size of the bumblebee often leads to think that it is…
Why does the bee die after stinging?
The difference between a honeybee and a wasp is, in particular, that the first — unlike the second — can only sting once. It’s all just about anatomy. It is…
Anemogamy: what is it?
Anemogamy is the transport of pollen by the wind. The term comes from Greek words, anemos meaning wind and gamos marriage. The botanists also speak of anemophilia, often synonymous with…
Air pollution drastically reduces pollination
The pollination of plants by insects is a free and essential ecological service that contributes to the maintenance of biodiversity. It plays an important economic role for society by being…
The consequences of pollution on pollination
The pollination of plants by insects is a free and essential ecological service that contributes to the maintenance of biodiversity. It plays an important economic role for society by being…
Winter: offer room and board to the gardener’s auxiliaries
Before the cold, frost and frost invade the garden, plan shelters so that the small auxiliaries, allies of the gardener, find the necessary food and lodgings to pass the winter…
How to recognize natural honey from fake honey
Natural honey, produced by bees from nectar, has many benefits. However, we find in the combs processed honey made from glucose syrup or corn, containing starch or dyes. A fake…