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Thursday, April 23, 2026
TopicHoneybees

Topic: Honeybees

A ‘honeybee paradise’ may be paying the price for biofuel

Undulating fields of wild grasses, where buzzing insects returned every year, is slowly being transformed into a heaving ocean of corn and soybeans.

Ukraine to Iran, a deadly honeybee parasite is on the rise. Old treatments won’t work

Research is underway in Thailand and China to develop management strategies. Unless effective treatments are found soon, the spread of this new mite could be catastrophic.

Why India needs to bet its money on the right honey

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

The bee, not the brand — India needs to bet its money on the right honey

India has been using honey for thousands of years. And right when it needed it the most — Covid season — CSE accused most top brands including Dabur and Patanjali of adulterating.

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe she’s a honeybee—How insects survive without antibodies

In ‘Every Creature Has A Story’, Janaki Lenin writes about how hard-working bees avoid disease while living in densely-populated hives.

Honeybees’ waggle dance has different dialects — study solves 70-yr-old mystery

The waggle dance is a unique form of communication of honeybees, which is used to convey the distance and direction of a food source.

We just taught bees a simple number language – and they got it

This shows us that while no non-human species appear to have developed number symbols, it is not because they lack brain capacity.

The honeybee is cute, charismatic, and misunderstood

Experts say honeybees don't need to be saved. By focusing too much on them, we risk ignoring certain problems faced by all the other bees.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.