Links – End of August 2024

Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe

30-Aug-24 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/colony-invasive-red-dwarf-honeybee-first-time-europe

South African wine producer drone-drops wasps on vineyard

29-Aug-24 – The Drinks Business

Golf courses go green in bid to boost biodiversity

26-Aug-24 – ITV News

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-08-26/golf-courses-go-green-in-bid-to-boost-biodiversity

'Bees starving' in disastrous year for French honey

25-Aug-24 – Phys Org

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-bees-starving-disastrous-year-french.html

Ukrainian beekeeper refuses to abandon hives as Russian troops advance

22-Aug-24 – France 24

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240822-ukrainian-beekeeper-refuses-to-abandon-hives-as-russian-troops-advance

First £1 coin featuring King Charles III enters circulation - Design with bees on reverse

20-Aug-24 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/20/first-one-pound-coin-king-charles-bees-circulation

Researchers develop methods to detect ‘fake’ honey without even opening the jar

19-Aug-24 – Engineering and Technology

https://eandt.theiet.org/2024/08/19/researchers-develop-methods-detect-fake-honey-without-even-opening-jar

Blenheim celebrate World Honey Bee Day with conservation success

19-Aug-24 – Pro-Landscaper

https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/blenheim-celebrate-world-honey-bee-day-with-conservation-success/

How you can adopt a beehive to protect our honeybee population

10-Aug-24 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a61812297/adopt-beehive-protect-honeybee-population/

Asian hornet 'nest sweeper' is developed for public use to reign in bee killing insects

07-Aug-24 – Plymouth Herald

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/asian-hornet-nest-sweeper-developed-9465566

Where have all the wasps gone this summer? All the buzz on their disappearance

06-Aug-24 – The Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/wasps-gone-disappearing-summer-climate-wet-weather-b1174995.html

Twente’s tiny tech triumph: Tracking Asian hornets to save bees

05-Aug-24 – Innovations

University invites public to join wasp study

05-Aug-24 – Punchline

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/skillsjobsapprenticeships/university-of-gloucestershire-invites-public-to-join-wasp-study-

Researchers develop AI capable of detecting invasive insect before it wreaks havoc: 'The results were encouraging'

05-Aug-24 – TheCoolDown

Confronting the global threat of invasive Asian hornets: a call for coexistence

02-Aug-24 – The National

https://www.thenational-somaliland.com/confronting-the-global-threat-of-invasive-asian-hornets-a-call-for-coexistence/

Beekeeping Like Beckham! I had a crash course in the art of the apiarist

21-Jul-24 – Hello!

https://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/707807/carton-house-fairmont-county-kildark-review/

Jeremy Clarkson defends beehives following bee sting claims

21-Jul-24 – Oxford Mail
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24466059.jeremy-clarkson-defends-beehives-following-bee-sting-claims/

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