Bees

Paris recently looked on as flames engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral; rooftop bees managed to survive the blaze.

More than one million Bavarians have signed a petition to save bees and other insects with new farming restrictions. The four-page petition proposes amendments to Bavaria’s nature protection law, according to National Geographic, altering how farming is allowed to take place in the southern German state. One of the most significant amendments proposed is that […]

Selfridges has launched a new line of prebiotic-rich vegan honey by Plant Based Artisan. The new line of bee-free honey – which comes in recyclable packaging – is part of a larger increase in the department store’s vegan offerings. According to The Grocer, Selfridges has recently increased its vegan options by 17 percent. Available in […]

Every year, the world loses a growing number of pollinators, such as honeybees. Pesticides, climate change, and vanishing habitats are leading causes of population decline, which could have detrimental consequences for the planet. As well as all of this, honeybees also can fall victim to bacterial diseases, wiping out entire colonies. However, a team of […]

The 27-year-old founder of a vegan, bee-friendly beer brand has his sights set on a UK-wide expansion. Jason Winter, a native of Holland on the Sea, is the founder of Bumble Beer, which makes a vegan pilsner-style lager. He first came up with the concept whilst reading about the insects’ declining population in university. “Originally I wanted to […]

Vegan edibles featuring CBD or cannabis are helping to save starving bees, according to research out of Colorado, the nation’s leader in hemp production. The data indicate that hemp fields may be vital to bee health during times of pollen scarcity. According to Science News, industrial hemp plants are increasingly accessible to bees as states develop programs for […]

Argentinian and United States-based biotechnology startup, BeeFlow, believes that it has developed a solution to preventing loss of bee populations. Pollinators like honeybees play a vital role in global crop production, including in the United States. According to a fact sheet released by the US Office of the Press Secretary, pollinators enable at least 90 percent […]

Researchers from European universities have discovered that pesticides used for corn crops, that have adverse effects on pollinators such as bees, are unnecessary in many cases. The study, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, stated that only 1 percent of corn acres are lost due to ‘pests’. Poor drainage and high organic content can […]