
Flying Flowers built the world's first bee-tirement home
United Kingdom floral company Flying Flowers is trying to raise bee awareness by building the world’s first bee-tirement...

Flow Pollinator House is a limited-edition honey bee home
Buzz into a healthier bee population with the addition of a limited-release shelter option, available only in the...

EPA lifts ban on pesticide proven to be toxic to honeybees
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has re-approved a pesticide for use throughout the country despite...

Flow Hive takes the hassle out of honey harvesting
Stuart and Cedar Anderson come from a long line of beekeeping, but the father and son duo are revolutionizing the...

McDonald’s creates McHives to raise awareness of the world's decreasing bee populations
Although McDonald's restaurants are ubiquitous around the world, the popular fast food eateries in Sweden are currently...

A 1920s cottage gets a new lease on life as an urban barnyard house
When a family of four outgrew their 1920s cottage in Melbourne and were about to embark on an extensive renovation,...

The largest solar farm apiary in the US opens this week
An important feature of permaculture is the concept of stacking functions, or finding multiple uses for the same...

EU approves complete ban on bee-killing insecticides
In a monumental decision that has been years in the making, all member nations of the European Union have approved...

Hundreds of beehives hang off a steep cliff in China to save wild honeybees
The hundreds of beehives are located 1,200 meters above sea level on Muyu Village’s Guanmen Mountain in the Shennongjia...

New U.S. map shows bees dying off in agricultural areas that need them most
The plight of wild honey bees is a topic we have covered time and again, as the little winged agricultural assistants...

New pro-bee-iotics could protect honeybees against neonicotinoid pesticides
The plight of bees worldwide is now front and center and policymakers, like President Obama, and scientists are...

Which countries are doing their part to stop Colony Collapse Disorder
Pollinators are the lifeblood of ecosystems everywhere. They help plants reproduce, increase biodiversity, facilitate...

Bkeeper upcycles unused beehives into furniture and design for the home
Israel-based Bkeeper - motto: "the art of saving bees" - takes old beehives and turns them into eclectic...

Project B connects urban beekeeping with the needs of restaurants
Fundamental to the biodiversity cycle, and essential to our food chain, bee populations in industrial countries...

Bees are addicted to the nicotine in neonicotinoid pesticides, and it's killing them
Think a nicotine addiction is bad for you? Well, it's nothing compared to the bees who are getting addicted to...