Here we cover a wide range of methods currently in use and recommended in modern
queen rearing, selection and breeding. The recommendations are meant to equally serve as …

The natural diversity of honey bees in Europe is eroding fast. A multitude of reasons lead to
a loss of both genetic diversity and specific adaptations to local conditions. To preserve …

The taxonomy of honey bee A. mellifera contains a lot of issues due to the specificity of
population structure, features of biology and resolutions of honey bee subspecies …

The survival and performance of 597 honey bee colonies, representing five subspecies and
16 different genotypes, were comparatively studied in 20 apiaries across Europe. Started in …

Background With numerous endemic subspecies representing four of its five evolutionary
lineages, Europe holds a large fraction of Apis mellifera genetic diversity. This diversity and …

Adaptation of honey bees to their environment is expressed by the annual development
pattern of the colony, the balance with food sources and the host—parasite balance, all of …

Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) pathogens and parasites and the negative effects thereof on
honeybee populations remain an issue of public concern and the subject of active research …

Honey bees are large-scale monitoring tools due to their extensive environmental
exploration. In their activities and from the hive ecosystem complex, they get in close contact …

Toxicity effects of the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin, imidacloprid, and
thiamethoxam were tested in the laboratory on different honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) …

Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most important pollinators of agricultural
crops and wild plants. Despite the growth in the availability of sequence data for honey …