New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival

The Media and I – Bees

There’s a new villain in the hive. On his radio program, "CBS Eye on the World," John Batchelor and I unpacked the real threat to honeybees, discussed a new remedy for it, and explained why treating bees as livestock is harmful.

New pollen-replacing 'power bars' give bees nutrients they need to survive

Researchers from Washington State University liken the bee’s food supplement to human “power bars.”

New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. The research details successful trials where nutritionally stressed colonies, deployed for commercial crop pollination in Washington state, thrived on the new food source.

Training and adaptation to climate change are key to the future of honey in Catalonia. Read more Beekeeping in Catalonia: a trade in danger and its future in News.es.

'Power bars' could keep bees thriving without pollen

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

Don’t be as busy as a bee!

Bees are revered for their hard work and ‘busy as a bee’ is a common theme throughout culture and society worldwide. To create a single 500 gram jar of honey, honey bees will have collectively visited approximately 2,000,000 flowers. They will have flown 88,000 kilometres and visited up to 100 flowers in a single day. Bees live their lives at a fast pace, and in the summer that’s only about thirty-four days.