Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-07-27DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940734
S. Kratschmer, H. Zettel, Esther Ockermüller, Dominique Zimmermann, Sabine Schoder, J. Neumayer, F. Gusenleitner, Katharina Zenz, Karl Mazzucco, A. Ebmer, M. Kuhlmann
{"title":"Threat Ahead? An Experts’ Opinion on the Need for Red Lists of Bees to Mitigate Accelerating Extinction Risks – The Case of Austria","authors":"S. Kratschmer, H. Zettel, Esther Ockermüller, Dominique Zimmermann, Sabine Schoder, J. Neumayer, F. Gusenleitner, Katharina Zenz, Karl Mazzucco, A. Ebmer, M. Kuhlmann","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940734","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Wild bees are among the most important pollinators for zoophilous wild plants and crops (Klein et al., 2007; Kremen et al., 2007; Ollerton et al., 2011). They provide a key ecosystem function, as zoophilous plants depend on adapted visitors for effective reproduction, and many organisms of other trophic levels in turn depend on plant products as food resources (Abrol, 2012). Land use change along with agricultural intensification are major drivers for biodiversity loss (Beckmann et al., 2019; Butchart et al., 2010). The close relation of wild bees and plants increases the risk of cascading extinctions with severe consequences for resilient ecosystem function (Papanikolaou et al., 2017). Therefore the protection and successful conservation of both wild bees and plants is of utmost importance to cope with ongoing biodiversity loss and ensure human well-being (Potts et al., 2016; Senapathi et al., 2015).","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"91 1","pages":"74 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83731612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-07-27DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940580
Jovana Bila Dubaic´, Julia Lanner
{"title":"Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A Valuable Study Organism for Invasive Pollinators and the Role of Beekeepers in Ongoing Monitoring Programs","authors":"Jovana Bila Dubaic´, Julia Lanner","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1940580","url":null,"abstract":"Background Bees are among the most important pollinators (Klein et al., 2007; Ollerton et al., 2011) with an estimated global monetary value of ecosystem services of minimum US$195 billion per year (Porto et al., 2020). Some bee species live outside their native range after they were either deliberately or accidentally introduced to new environments. Such non-native bees are not necessarily invasive. They might offer positive services to their new environment e.g., provide rescue for native plants where their actual pollinator became extinct (Russo, 2016; Schlaepfer et al., 2011). However, in rare cases they might have negative impacts on the native fauna and flora and are considered as invasive species (Catford et al., 2009; Colautti & Richardson, 2009). Invasive bees are potential competitors of native bees for nesting sites and floral resources and may act as suitable pollinators for invasive plants (Groves, 2006). Bees becoming invasive may alter the seed set of native plants by decreased or increased flower visitations or influence local pollination networks. Moreover, invasive species are possible vectors of newly introduced parasites and pathogens (Aizen et al., 2014; Goulson, 2003; Groves, 2006). Taking all this into consideration it is evident that non-native species need to be studied and monitored closely.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"21 1","pages":"78 - 82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79711895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-06-29DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1933364
Pauleen Maria Ishii, Takeshi Sato, K. Miyazawa, N. Suzuki
{"title":"Increased Honey Yield of Apis cerana japonica Using Half-Sized Flow® Frames in a Traditional Japanese Beehive","authors":"Pauleen Maria Ishii, Takeshi Sato, K. Miyazawa, N. Suzuki","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1933364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1933364","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional beekeeping in Japan with Japanese honey bees faces challenges. The introduction of Western honey bees in 1877 (Kojima et al., 2011) led to the marginalization of Japanese honey bees due to the Western honey bees’ higher honey production (Theisen-Jones & Bienefeld, 2016) and ease of transportation for pollination services. Wild colonies of Japanese honey bees must be captured for honey harvesting purposes since grafting queen bees is challenging and queen bees and colonies are not available for commercial purchase. Three major challenges are recognized throughout the industry: low honey yields, a tendency to abscond (Maeda & Sakamoto, 2016) and honey is typically only extracted once per year (Sakai & Matsuka, 1982) due to hive design and low honey production.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"46 1","pages":"115 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84949221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-06-29DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1935611
F. Hatjina, N. Adjlane, Leonidas Charistos, R. Dall’Olio, M. Dražić, Janja Filipi, S. Patalano, N. Kezic
{"title":"Citizen Scientist Initiative for Measuring Varroa Damage Thresholds: Common Efforts for Data Collection - CSI Varroa","authors":"F. Hatjina, N. Adjlane, Leonidas Charistos, R. Dall’Olio, M. Dražić, Janja Filipi, S. Patalano, N. Kezic","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1935611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1935611","url":null,"abstract":"The varroa mite (Varroa destructor), a complex ectoparasite with a very distinctive biology (Rosenkranz et al., 2010) is considered a key pest affecting beekeeping and honey bee health worldwide (T...","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"131 1","pages":"132 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89472416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-06-18DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1930454
D. Abrol, Uma Shankar
{"title":"Phalsa is an Excellent Forage Plant for Bees and Other Visiting Insects","authors":"D. Abrol, Uma Shankar","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1930454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1930454","url":null,"abstract":"Botanical Description Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis DC syn. G. asiatica L.) is an underutilized fruit crop, hardy in nature, and can withstand drought and temperatures up to 44 °C which is suitable for cultivation in arid and semi-arid areas throughout the world. It belongs to the family Malvaceae and is thought to be a native of India. Linnaeus named a genus of trees Grewia in honor of Boninia Grew who is known as the father of plant anatomy. More than 400 species of genus Grewia are distributed throughout the tropical to subtropical areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia (Whitehouse et al., 2001). The Phalsa is a deciduous bush but can grow into a tree as high as 10 m if left unpruned. It is a multipurpose bushy shrub mostly incorporated as fillers and intercrops with medicinal and aromatic plants and in young orchards for obtaining more remuneration to farm families, cover crops for maintaining soil fertility, ecological health of the fragile agroecosystems and thereby reducing soil erosion and multi-strata combinations with fruiting trees in agroforestry systems.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"75 1","pages":"100 - 103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82531057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-06-18DOI: 10.1080/0005772x.2021.1933363
D. Abrol, Uma Shankar
{"title":"Role of Agroforestry in Apiculture","authors":"D. Abrol, Uma Shankar","doi":"10.1080/0005772x.2021.1933363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.2021.1933363","url":null,"abstract":"Honey bees, especially Apis dorsata Fab. and A. florea F., are broadly found associated with forests. Whereas, A. cerana indica F., is found both in wild and in domesticated state. Flowers of forest trees provide subsistence for honey bees and the trees physically provide shelter for a swarm or bee colony. Forest management and beekeeping have each had a long history both in India and globally, but have seldom been integrated or studied in a systematic fashion. Purposeful plantings of trees, as in agroforestry systems, could be designed to favor bee forage sources for successful management of bees. Tree growing and beekeeping can easily be combined for several reasons. Both are sustainable on land that is hilly or otherwise less desirable for other agricultural purposes (Brown, 2001; Crane & Walker, 1985; Hill & Webster, 1995). Both can be sustained while the grower/beekeeper is busy with other farming occupations. Beehives require very little space, while the bees themselves can forage in a radius of 4 to 5 km. Hives may be located within or near a tree plantation, and utilize both the trees and surrounding other flowering plants for forage. Combining forestry and beekeeping provides annual honey bee products (e.g., honey, beeswax) to supplement income from a landowner’s long term forest managements. Combining bees and trees is one way of accomplishing this goal. This paper addresses several important known bee-tree interactions which need more systematic study.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"46 1","pages":"124 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90914522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-06-08DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1927576
Victoria Viert, J. Wegener, K. Bienefeld
{"title":"Europe’s First Gene Bank for Honey Bees","authors":"Victoria Viert, J. Wegener, K. Bienefeld","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1927576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1927576","url":null,"abstract":"There are over 25 different subspecies of the Western honey bee that have emerged through adaptation to a wide range of different environmental conditions (Kandemir et al., 2011). They are able to ...","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"47 1","pages":"110 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81489774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bee WorldPub Date : 2021-03-30DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2021.1891724
C. Brasesco, G. D. de Landa, S. Quintana, C. Junges, V. di Gerónimo, L. Porrini, F. Reynaldi, M. Eguaras, M. Maggi
{"title":"A Lake Sinai Virus Variant is Infecting Managed Honey Bee Colonies of Argentina with Varying Degrees of Varroa destructor Infestation","authors":"C. Brasesco, G. D. de Landa, S. Quintana, C. Junges, V. di Gerónimo, L. Porrini, F. Reynaldi, M. Eguaras, M. Maggi","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2021.1891724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2021.1891724","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction European honey bees (Apis mellifera) are highly social insects that live in colonies (Pennisi, 2006; Winston, 1987); they are very important for agriculture, fulfilling an important role in pollination and renewal of the ecosystem (DeGrandiHoffman & Chen, 2015; McMenamin & Flenniken, 2018; Pettis et al., 2013). However, significant losses of colonies and population decline of honey bees and native bees have been reported in several countries in recent years. Most researchers agree that premature losses are linked to several factors, including viral infections that have a great impact on the colonies (Ellis & Munn, 2005; Evans & Schwarz, 2011; Martin et al., 2012; Mondet et al., 2014).","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"19 1","pages":"126 - 131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91126184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}