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A sweet stingless secret

Stingless bees are gradually growing more popular as pollinators among rural farmers and urban gardeners, writes Varsha Gowda

14 November 2024, 05:06 IST

A sweet stingless secret

A sweet stingless secret

A sweet stingless secret

14 November 2024, 05:06 IST

Colombian scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

Sedated and then confined to small laboratory tubes, bees were fed one-by-one by scientists during initial development of the supplement.

20 October 2024, 12:14 IST

Colombian scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

Colombian scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

Colombian scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

20 October 2024, 12:14 IST

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do

Just like human grocery shoppers, their decisions about which flowers to visit depend on their recent experience with similar flowers and what other flowers are available.

29 September 2024, 09:03 IST

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do

29 September 2024, 09:03 IST

The tale of a plucky minimalist

Red dwarf honeybees aren’t into grand hives or formidable bee metropolises. Their modest combs are built from salvaged wax, and yet they produce healing nectar.

20 May 2023, 20:14 IST

The tale of a plucky minimalist

The tale of a plucky minimalist

The tale of a plucky minimalist

20 May 2023, 20:14 IST

Carpenters of the wild

Know more about nature’s ‘tuning forks’ and why it is crucial we think more deeply about building ‘hotels’ for them.

22 April 2023, 19:50 IST

Carpenters of the wild

Carpenters of the wild

Carpenters of the wild

22 April 2023, 19:50 IST

33 kids, 5 teachers injured in bee attack in K'taka

The students were part of a group of 80 from Venur School in Srinivaspur taluk, who had come for trekking along with their teachers

11 April 2023, 03:37 IST

33 kids, 5 teachers injured in bee attack in Karnataka

33 kids, 5 teachers injured in bee attack in Karnataka

33 kids, 5 teachers injured in bee attack in K'taka

11 April 2023, 03:37 IST

Cheroot-maker and lone ranger

The next time you spot leaves with empty, gaping arcs, know that you are in the esteemed company of a super-pollinator.

18 March 2023, 20:15 IST

Cheroot-maker and lone ranger

Cheroot-maker and lone ranger

Cheroot-maker and lone ranger

18 March 2023, 20:15 IST

2 die in giant bee attack in Kodagu

The deceased are Ashwin Kumar (45) from Hulithala and Velu (80) from Badagarakeri in Gonikoppa

26 February 2023, 10:24 IST

2 die in giant bee attack in Kodagu

2 die in giant bee attack in Kodagu

2 die in giant bee attack in Kodagu

26 February 2023, 10:24 IST

Of how a city lives and breathes

In the dizzying maze of the concrete cityscape, one would hardly expect plants, trees and animals to thrive. When we think of wildlife, lush green thickets where animals stalk, trot and hunt, come to mind.

19 January 2023, 08:14 IST

Of how a city lives and breathes

Of how a city lives and breathes

Of how a city lives and breathes

19 January 2023, 08:14 IST

Beekeeping a new buzz for entrepreneurs

Beekeeping equipment suppliers report that their sales have grown threefold in the past year alone

06 September 2022, 02:43 IST

Beekeeping a new buzz for entrepreneurs

Beekeeping a new buzz for entrepreneurs

Beekeeping a new buzz for entrepreneurs

06 September 2022, 02:43 IST