February 2023

BeeLife, Communication officer, European Beekeeping Coordination, Belgium

JobsBy NoaSimonDelso 25. February 2023

TITLE: Communication officer NAME OF THE ORGANISATION: BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination CONTACT PERSON: Noa Simón Delso E-MAILADDRESS: info@bee-life.eu WEBSITE: www.bee-life.eu LOCATION OF THE JOB: Belgium STARTING DATE: April 2023 (4 months CDD, afterwards CDI) SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISATION: BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination is an association that protects bees and pollinators at the European level.…

Post-Doc Positions, Bee Lab, Auburn University, USA

JobsBy GeoffWilliams 21. February 2023

Title: Postdoctoral Researchers – Honey bee health (2 positions) Type of appointment: Faculty – Non-Tenure Track Application deadline: 6 March 2023 Start date: Negotiable, but ideally 1 May 2023 or soon thereafter Project description and responsibilities: The Auburn University Bee Lab is recruiting individuals for two available post-doctoral researcher positions: Position 1: Honey bee nutrition…

4-Year Overview of Winter Colony Losses in Greece: Citizen Science Evidence That Transitioning to Organic Beekeeping Practices Reduces Colony Losses

ArticlesBy EvangeliaKagiali 20. February 2023

The honey bee is one of the most important pollinators with a close relationship to humans. The questionnaire from the non-governmental association “COLOSS”, answered by beekeepers around the world, is a valuable tool for monitoring and analyzing factors involved in overwintering losses, as well as for understanding the evolution of the beekeeping sector over the…

Photos: COLOSS Workshops, February 7-9, Monitoring & B-RAP, Warsaw, Poland

NewsBy Ewa Mazur 16. February 2023

Workshops were held at Warsaw University Of Life Sciences (Institute Of Veterinary Medicine). We were in Royal Łazienki Garden for a walk ( and seen Fryderyk Chopin Monument). We also visited Old Town and Royal Route in Warsaw.

Exploring the impact of RF-EMF exposure on planetary health

ArticlesBy MariaBouga 16. February 2023

Approaches to assess the impact of emerging technology from a planetary perspective, while exploring options for exposure reduction and interacting with citizens and stakeholders about exposure levels and possible associated risks. Following a citizen science paradigm, ETAIN will develop an app and a platform able to quantify one’s personal exposure to RF-EMF (Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields).…

Nationwide Screening for Bee Viruses in Apis mellifera Colonies in Egypt

ArticlesBy YahyaAlNaggar 14. February 2023

Honey bees are essential for crop and wild plant pollination. However, many countries have reported high annual colony losses caused by multiple possible stressors. Diseases, particularly those caused by viruses, are a major cause of colony losses. However, little is known about the prevalence of honey bee pathogens, particularly virus prevalence, in Egyptian honey bees.…

FIRST COLOSS Workshops after the Pandemia

ArticlesBy LindeMorawetz 14. February 2023

In the second week of February 2023 the two COLOSS core groups Monitoring and B-RAP met again in person after two years with annual online workshops. Do you recognise the country and city from the group photos? Yes, we were in Warsaw, experiencing the Polish cold, were treated with excellent Polish food and even had…

*BeeLife*, Communication officer, European Beekeeping Coordination, Belgium