Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive [feedly]

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Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive
// New Scientist - News

In the absence of nectar, bees get by on the sweet secretions of other insects — but they still need flowers for their protein-laden pollen
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Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees [feedly]

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Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees
// Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honeybees, threatening pollinators already hard pressed by pesticides, nutritional deficiencies and disease, a Purdue University study says.
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