Medicine & TechnologyThe royal beekeeper has announced to the queen’s bee her death and the change of ownership. A century old custom announcing to the hive the owner’s event can affect the bees behavior.
The September volcanic eruptions on Las Palma in the Canary buried beehives and rescuers were recently reported to have rescued about five of these apiaries including their so-called "buzzing residents."
Honeybees are dying en masse all over the globe, and it's not just lovers of honey that should be concerned. These mass deaths will change our dinner plates forever, not to mention raise the cost of eating generally. In a world where food security and hunger are crucially important, this is bad news for everyone.