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Extreme heat is breaking honey bees’ natural cooling system
Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused damaging temperature fluctuations inside hives, leading to population declines.
Queen bumblebees are poor foragers thanks to sparse tongue hair
The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.
Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers
Even in the face of vast fields of flowers, local bumblebees may face the sting of competition when people bring their honeybees to the floral feast.
Extreme heat is breaking honey bees’ natural cooling system
Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused damaging temperature fluctuations inside hives, leading to population declines.
Queen bumblebees are poor foragers thanks to sparse tongue hair
The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.
Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers
Even in the face of vast fields of flowers, local bumblebees may face the sting of competition when people bring their honeybees to the floral feast.
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