On the occasion of World Bee Day (20 May), FAO and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of Slovenia, in collaboration with APIMONDIA, organised the 3rd International Forum for Action

UNESCO has launched BRIDGE-Africa, a project designed to help Ethiopia’s beekeeping industry cope with the growing impact of climate change. Ethiopia has Africa’s largest apiculture sector, supporting more than two

To honor the WBD, the Apimondia Working Group on Good Veterinary Practices in Apiculture (GVPA), has prepared a number of policy briefs, aiming at increasing awareness and pressure to policy

World Bee Day has arrived and offers an opportunity to strengthen our efforts to protect bees and other pollinators. This year’s theme is “Bee together for people and the planet

A new publication – curated by Apimondia, BeeLife, Copa-Cogeca and the European Professional Beekeepers Association (EPBA) – analyses the spread and threats posed by these insects, particularly Vespa velutina and

A study carried out in Germany and published in Apidologie examined which tree cavities were preferred by honey bee swarms. The results showed that bees favored larger cavities with smaller

Apimondia participated in CONBRAPI 2026 in Florianópolis, Brazil, where more than 2,000 participants gathered for one of the largest beekeeping events in South America. The congress highlighted Brazil’s strong leadership

A new project, supported by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), aims to strengthen beekeeping in Fiji.
Led by Southern Cross University, in partnership with the Fiji Ministry

Next Monday, 16 May, the inauguration of a site-specific installation will take place in Rome at the botanical garden, Orto Botanico di Roma. The installation is a living sculpture by

A recent study, published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has highlighted some of the mathematical abilities of honey bees. These are basic skills, related to