Network of African Science Academies, led by the Academy of Science of South Africa, brought together experts to review over 200 studies from 28 African countries, with a final report indicating that SA and the rest of African countries covered are actively contributing to the decline in honey bee numbers with farming methodology that outdates current research informing bans of these neonicotinoids in the EU. The report goes further identifying key messages for policy makers to make African agriculture more sustainable.
Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides, action is needed in Africa too

First marketed in the late 1990s, neonicotinoid insecticides have become the world’s most widely used [...]

25
Feb
Boland Cellar and The Bee Effect Boland Trees for Bees pledge fund.
Launching the Boland Trees for Bees Pledge Fund

It is a great day when we see brands and business putting their weight behind [...]

04
Feb
What flowers do honey bees visit? Check out our Good Bee Food with Beekeepers Choice and don't miss the Growing Your Garden Buzzy section for garden lovers!
Growing our world buzzy

What flowers do honey bees visit? What can I plant for honey bees in my [...]

21
Jan
Fires raging across Australia and the impact on the pure strain Ligurian honey bee on Kangaroo Island, which was dedicated as a honey bee sanctuary in 1885.
The Ligurian Bees of Kangaroo Island

As fires have raged across Australia the losses of honey bees and the impact on [...]

08
Jan
Honey bee hydrofoil motion may one day be used to generate robots capable of both flying and swimming new research indicates.
When stuck in water, bees create a wave and hydrofoil atop it, study finds

by California Institute of Technology Walking on Caltech’s campus, research engineer Chris Roh (MS ’13, Ph.D. [...]

26
Nov
Nature-orientated, family friendly videogame Bee Simulator hits the South African shelves and The Bee Effect is joining The Cause with our #BeeCentric stamp of approval.
Launching Bee Simulator for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Our honey bees are getting some game time! This November a nature-orientated, family friendly videogame [...]

25
Oct
To save honey bees we need to design them new hives
Trending in bee hives : To save honey bees we need to design them new hives

Derek Mitchell PhD Honey bees are under extreme pressure. Beekeepers in the US have been [...]

19
Sep
SOS for SA Bee Research

Numerous threats to the environment, including climate change, disease and habitat destruction, have placed the [...]

09
Sep
Its Apple Blossom & Bees time in Elgin again this October with the weekend of the 12-13 set to buzz as the valley celebrates our honey bees and the gorgeous blossoms that abound.
Elgin Blossom Weekend 2019

Its Apple Blossom & Bees time in Elgin again this October with the weekend of [...]

04
Sep
The Bee Effect welcomes the African Pride Arabella Hotel & Spa to our hive with their commitment of 70 hectares of land to home honey bees.
Joining the Hive – The African Pride Arabella Hotel & Spa

It is with much excitement that we welcome The African Pride Arabella Hotel & Spa [...]

02
Sep
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