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News Articles: Honeybees

A honeybee pollinating a flower

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Savannah abuzz with excitement to join bee conservation network of cities nationwide

The national program Bee City USA fosters habitat restoration and pesticide reduction.

December 26, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper speaks at a Wednesday news conference in Atlanta, standing next to a portion of the second yellow-legged hornet nest and a map of sightings in Chatham County.

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Second yellow-legged hornet nest found near Savannah, after species ‘very likely’ entered via port

Eradication of the invasive species will take at least three years, officials said.

September 21, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Georgia Department of Agriculture shared images of a yellow-legged hornet nest that its scientists removed Wednesday from a tree on a Wilmington Island residential property located near the Savannah Bee Company's garden.

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Nation's first known yellow-legged hornet nest found, eradicated near Savannah

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.

August 28, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Beekeeper Steven Reese inspects his hives at Bennett Orchards in Frankford, Del.

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Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here's why farmers would go bust without bees

Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated.

July 05, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
A bee.

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UGA and Dalan Animal Health partner to develop the first honeybee vaccine

The University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has partnered with Dalan Animal Health to advance the world’s first honeybee vaccine.

November 04, 2022
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  • Ambria Burton
A bee sucks nectar from a flower in Berlin, Germany. Bee populations are in decline in industrialized nations across the globe.

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  • Environment

The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

February 24, 2022
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  • Dave Davies
Georgia's Bee Association is attempting to raise money to save bees by selling a new license plate.

Effort To Save Georgia Honeybees Moves To License Plates

An effort to save honey bees across Georgia has moved to the back of cars. No, not mobile beehives, but license plates.

January 07, 2020
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  • Ross Terrell

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