Beekeepers call on MP's to halt bee decline
Professor Francis Ratnieks, Director of the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects speaks on Channel 4...
Research shows bumblebees on lavender have it licked
New research by the University of Sussex shows why lavender flowers attract more bumblebees than honey bees.
The honey and the ivy – why gardeners’ foe is the bees’ friend
Ivy, often maligned as a garden pest, is vital to honey bees and other pollinators seeking food in autumn, new research from Sussex reveals.
Higher Education Innovation Fund Kick Start Networks: Second call for proposals
The University has issued the second call of the Kick Start Network scheme which aims to connect Sussex academics with non-academic research users.
Canadian bees in winter
LASI Research Scientist Norman Carreck has just returned from a visit to the Beaverlodge Experimental Farm, Alberta, Canada. Beaverlodge, run by...
How ants handle rush hour
Scientists at the University of Sussex have discovered how ants respond to heavy traffic to and from the nest.
Comparing alternative methods for holding virgin honey bee queens before mating
Research by BBKA funded PhD student Gianluigi Bigio has recently been published in PLOS ONE, a peer reviewed, open access journal. The paper is...
Sussex scientists help build computer model of honey bee brain
Sussex scientists are working with partners at the University of Sheffield to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain.
Katherine’s busy summer for bee research
Biology student Katherine Fensome spent the summer sitting on the beautiful Sussex Downs – but it was all in the cause of science.
How scent can net bigger reward for ants in hunt for food
Biologists studying Brazilian ants have discovered how one species uses powerful scent trails to quickly recruit helpers in transporting prized food.
