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Richard Collins: Make a bee-line for Giant's Causeway — it is really impressive

Richard Collins: Make a bee-line for Giant's Causeway — it is really impressive

And there's a good reason why Giant's Causeway and honeycombs are hexagon shaped...

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

World Bee Day 2022

Honey bees use social learning to perfect ‘waggle dancing’ skills – study

Waggle dance is a form of communication by which the honey bees tell their nestmates where to find the best food

Thu, 09 Mar, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Protection of Irish honey bee deserves the support of all

Letters to the Editor: Protection of Irish honey bee deserves the support of all

Ireland’s native honey bee was thought by many to be extinct and hopes that it might survive in the wild were dismissed.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2022

Cork start-up creating a buzz with technology to monitor hives

Cork start-up creating a buzz with technology to monitor hives

ApisProtect has created a monitor which can be used by beekeepers to help them reduce honey bee losses and increase productivity.

Sun, 15 Aug, 2021

Here's how you could save the bees with your Saturday night takeaway

Here's how you could save the bees with your Saturday night takeaway

With 42 species of bee either threatened or endangered in Ireland, it is important that we know how to protect them.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2019