Tag: bees
Invasive species: Danger for honey bees: Asian hornet is spreading in southern Germany
The Asian hornet is actually native to southern China, but the species is increasingly being found in southern Germany. This is a problem – especially for honey bees, which serve…
Fight against bee disease: foulbrood vaccine gives hope
Status: 01.09.2023 05:00 a.m Among other things, bees are threatened by diseases such as American foulbrood. At the beginning of the year, a vaccine was approved in the USA for…
Bees from the Internet – what our author experienced in a self-experiment
Wild bees are strictly protected, but you can still buy them online to have the fruit trees in your own garden pollinated. This poses great risks for their relatives living…
Munich: How the city should flourish – on green strips and traffic islands – Munich
In the parks, the ecologically valuable area can hardly be enlarged. Munich is therefore drawing its attention to another area: In two pilot districts it can already be seen how…
Ticks, wasps, bees and co.: The best helpers after a sting
column “The pharmacist” Wasps, ticks, mosquitoes – what works best after a bite For people with an allergy to wasp venom, just one sting can be fatal © Photo: Henning…
Bavaria: conservationists quarrel with the state government – Bavaria
Four years ago, when the state parliament not only took over the referendum “Biodiversity – Save the Bees”, but also saddled it up with many measures and goals according to…
Foodwatch: Insecticide found more often in food – Health
After the ban on a group of crop protection products, the consumer protection organization Foodwatch warns that other insecticides are now being used more frequently. The consequences for the environment…
In Gironde, the urgency of the decline of bees, “if tomorrow they disappear, 30% of our plate leaves with”
Bees, ants, wasps, flies, mosquitoes, butterflies… These pollinating insects are vital to our environment, our agriculture and therefore our way of life. “If these insects disappear tomorrow, 30% of our…
What everyone can do to keep the sky full of bees – Munich
Producing honey and wax and pollinating flowers at the same time: That would probably have been the answer many people would have given a few years ago if they had…
Hard workers in God’s garden – Bavaria
The diligence of the bees is proverbial, but it is also reflected in hard economic facts. Because in addition to honey production – like these two hobby beekeepers in their…