Bees
With smart hives: The startup fighting the rise in bee mortality
BeeHero launches an international initiative to tackle the dramatic decline in bee populations through the creation of a global network of smart hives.
Millions of bees killed daily on highways, new study reveals
PIP – Israeli innovation by BeeHero revolutionizes bee pollination monitoring
The splendor of creation: Watch Israel's bees in action
Honeybees can tell you if you suffer from lung cancer, study finds
Researchers at Michigan State University found that honeybees can detect lung cancer through human breath. Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed form of cancer worldwide.
Israel Central Statistics Bureau releases data on milk and honey production in honor of Shavuot
Israel has the highest milk yield per cow in the world and is far ahead of its closest competitors.
Hundreds of hornets attack IDF soldiers in southern Gaza, 10 hospitalized
"I have never seen a similar case of hundreds of bees attacking one person," said Dr. Avi Ironi, director of the Sheba Emergency Medical Center.
Ahead of Tu Bishvat: KKL-JNF to plant 45,000 trees in areas affected by war
This year, most of the planting will be carried out in the agricultural areas affected by the war in Israel.
‘20,000 Species of Bees’ lacks any real sting - review
That’s a great deal of story, issues, and metaphors for one movie and just when you begin to be engrossed in one storyline and one point of view, the film jumps to another.
How an Israeli pollination company helped boost California’s pistachio crop
Between April 2022 and April 2023, Edete pollinated 500 acres of pistachios in Bakersfield, Calif., for one of the largest growers in the US.
Honey: A Jewish symbol of hope, and a source of fierce rabbinic debate - opinion
In Jewish tradition, honey is not just simply honey. It is a complicated matter to be studied and to be debated.
Using data to save bees and the sweetness of new years to come
BeeHero’s use of data collection, algorithmic analysis, and insight generation is revolutionizing the world of beekeeping.
President Herzog meets with beekeepers ahead of Rosh Hashanah
The president wished the apiarists wished them and all of Israel, a happier, better, and quieter year.
5 million bees released after truck overturns on Toronto highway
After the mishap, some of the boxes were deliberately left behind for any unaccounted bees to return to at their own pace.
Mummified bees from time of King Solomon found off coast of Portugal
Many such fossilized cocoons have been found, some going back 100 million years in the fossil record, yet none so far have been found with the preserved body of its occupant still inside.