Pollinators are vital for food production and biodiversity, yet wild populations are declining globally. Apimondia highlights that environmental pressures—not managed honey bees—are the main drivers, and calls for a balanced,

INSIGNIA-EU involved 10 European countries in a citizen science program to monitor pesticides, microplastics, heavy metals, and air pollutants.
The latest publication, in Environmental Technology & Innovation, focuses on

A recent study, presented at the 49th Apimondia Congress in Copenhagen, examined the competition among managed and wild bees in three Italian national parks comparing pollen collection.
Pollen

A study just published in the magazine Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that information encoding in the waggle dance is modulated by feedback from followers. If the

Vespa velutina does not feed only on honey bees that accounted for about 38% of the prey, while 30% were flies and 20% were social wasps and Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera,

A new research, published on the Journal fo Economic Entomology studied mite dispersal during a natural swarming event in Georgia. In this study 8 female mites left the original colony

At the 2025 World Café on Resilient Beekeeping, one message came through clearly: research must do more than generate knowledge — it must deliver practical value for beekeepers. Bringing together

A special ceremony recently took place at Mozirski Gaj – the Park of Flowers in Slovenia, where a linden tree was planted in honor of dr. Peter Kozmus, Acting President

The members of the APIMONDIA Working Group on Goof Veterinary Practices on Apiculture (GVPA), hold their 3rd meeting on February 26th, online.

BEE-GAURDS is a citizen science project where beekeepers, farmers and citizens actively contribute to research by collecting data, participating in field studies and sharing knowledge.
A new citizen science