Bees

BloomX: Stepping up to save the crops

The past three years of war have had a serious impact on farms across the country, including in the north where farmers have continued their work under the incessant buzzing of not bees, but drones.

BloomX's YAHAV 2400 avocado pollination system
Bumblebee.

Researchers stunned: Queen bumblebees survive more than a week underwater

Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer named after Tom Ellis's character Lucifer

Scientists select demonic name for new horned 'Lucifer' bee species discovered in Australia

 BeeHero

With smart hives: The startup fighting the rise in bee mortality


Using data to save bees and the sweetness of new years to come

BeeHero’s use of data collection, algorithmic analysis, and insight generation is revolutionizing the world of beekeeping.

 With a single sensor, BeeHero can generate millions of data points in a beehive every day.

President Herzog meets with beekeepers ahead of Rosh Hashanah

The president wished the apiarists wished them and all of Israel, a happier, better, and quieter year.

 President Isaac Herzog meets with beekeepers ahead of Rosh Hashanah, September 10, 2023

5 million bees released after truck overturns on Toronto highway

After the mishap, some of the boxes were deliberately left behind for any unaccounted bees to return to at their own pace.

 A swarm of bees

Mummified bees from time of King Solomon found off coast of Portugal

Many such fossilized cocoons have been found, some going back 100 million years in the fossil record, yet none so far have been found with the preserved body of its occupant still inside.

 A honey bee

Israeli co. uses AI to save bees

BeeHero’s platform employs advanced sensing technology to track pollinator activity to improve crop yields and address declining bee populations.

 BeeHero's Pollination Insight Platform sensor.

Muslala merges sustainability, architecture, bees in east Jerusalem

The center’s overarching mission is twofold: to economically empower local women and young adults and to champion urban initiatives centered around sustainability and ecology.

 TAREQ MASSAR, creator of the Muslala Sinsila Center, on the roof decked out with wooden planters.

Think you can see well? Find the bee in this picture

A TikTok challenge features a girl sleeping in her bedroom, with a hidden bee to find. Some quickly spot it, while others struggled to locate it.

 A honey bee

Honeybees could inspire future AI with rapid, accurate decision-making - study

With a brain the size of a sesame seed and fewer than a million nerve cells, honeybees may yet help shape the future of advanced, artificial minds.

 Photo of honeybee

Bee loyal: honeybees exhibit high levels of patch fidelity - study

Researchers observed honey bees and bumble bees displaying remarkable loyalty to the flower patches they visited. However, between the two, honey bee fidelity came out on top.

 A honey bee

Grapevine June 28, 2023: A missed anniversary

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ALON GOLDMAN (left), BMW marketing manager, at Delek Motors with Dr. Doron Kreiser and his racing car.