Around 220 beekeepers have registered 510,000 colonies in 2014, which compares with the 205 beekeepers who registered 482,500 colonies last year. more
A study from an environmental group has found that some insecticides contain neonicotinoid, a chemical linked to bee deaths. more
Honeybees help spread pollen for about a third of our food, but the population is less than half of what it was in 1945. more