Bees
Bee’s knees: pollinators are stars of Chelsea flower show
Exclusive: this year’s show promotes the trend of digging up lawns and planting wildlife-friendly flowers
Helena Horton
19, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
Mow problem: gardeners encouraged not to cut lawns in May
No Mow May scheme promotes letting wild plants thrive to provide nectar for insects
Helena Horton Environment reporter
29, Apr, 2022 @5:45 AM
Country diary: The flying teddy bears with a dark side
Spetisbury, Dorset: Attractive though dark-edged bee-flies are, they all have something of a past
Dominic Couzens
15, Apr, 2022 @4:30 AM
Country diary: The first warm-enough day of the year to just lie and listen
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: While others take this cue to get busy in the garden, I’ve made it my ritual to take a pause first
Josie George
29, Mar, 2022 @4:30 AM
Honey trap: is there a downside to the boom in beekeeping?
Backyard hives have taken off in Australia. But have we got enough habitat, and what does the boom in honeybees mean for native bees?
Sophie Black
26, Mar, 2022 @7:00 PM
Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects
EPA to approve plan for four types of neonicotinoid chemical to be used on US farmland – despite being banned in Europe
Oliver Milman
08, Mar, 2022 @12:30 PM
UK overrules scientific advice by lifting ban on bee-harming pesticide
Campaigners aghast as emergency exemption on use of thiamethoxam granted due to risk to sugar beet crop
Damian Carrington Environment editor
01, Mar, 2022 @7:08 PM
California beekeepers turn to GPS tracking and cameras to foil hive thefts
Increasing demand for pollinators and higher rents for hives are driving thefts in Central Valley’s almond groves
Oliver Milman
22, Feb, 2022 @3:01 PM
Nearly 60,000 bees stolen from US supermarket’s headquarters
Bees taken from Giant Company’s corporate field – which supports bees, birds and small animals – in Pennsylvania
Maya Yang and agencies
10, Feb, 2022 @3:13 PM
Another brick in the wall for bees | Brief letters
Brief letters: The buzz about soft clay | Reviving Arturo Ui | Sober evaluation | Chanelling Frida Kahlo
23, Jan, 2022 @5:00 PM
Small gardens as vital as big ones for conserving bees, says study
Many urban gardens rich in pollinator-friendly plants and provide food all year round, find Bristol researchers
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
19, Jan, 2022 @9:20 AM
Brighton bee bricks initiative may do more harm than good, say scientists
Special bricks could attract mites or encourage spread of disease if not cleaned properly, say some experts
Sarah Marsh
18, Jan, 2022 @3:27 PM
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