LASI at the BBKA Spring Convention
For more than 30 years the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has held a Spring Convention at the National Agricultural Centre at Stoneleigh,...
Gravity disturbs bees' dancing
Honey bees that dance to give directions to flowers make more errors when performing horizontally due to gravity, say researchers. Female foragers...
Dr Margaret Couvillon to speak at a distinguished TED conference
Dr. Margaret Couvillon has been invited to participate in a TEDx event "Democracy and Society" on 22 June, 2012, in Parliament. Her work
PhD student Mihail Garbazov's plants hit the news
News on the Garden Plants for Bees project. Slide show BBC Telegraph online
Sussex scientists discover first-ever bee ‘soldier’
University of Sussex scientists working with researchers in Brazil have identified the first example of a ‘soldier’ bee.
Mitey Kate joins LASI's outreach effort
Dr Who's prosthetic artist creates a model of a varroa mite for Sussex's bee lab. It will be used in schools to show the problems facing honey bees.
Spirit of the Beehive included in Radio's 'Pick of the Year'
The Radio 4 programme 'Spirit of the Beehive' which included interviews with the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects' Professor Francis...
Apimondia 2011
International gathering of beekeepers in Argentina. Every two years, thousands of the world’s beekeepers and bee scientists...
Monitoring the world’s honey bee colony losses
In recent years the world’s press has drawn attention to the problem of declining honey bee populations, in particular to “Colony...
Unearthing nature’s food bounty
A Sussex village is planning its first Honey and Apple Fair, and entry to the event in Ardingly, near Haywards Heath, will be free – 700...
