�山ǿ�� News - urban beekeeping

Urban beekeeping can be bad for wild bees

webfull — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:43:12 +0000

Urban beekeeping has been touted as a way to boost pollination and improve sustainability, food security and biodiversity in cities. Many people and businesses who've added beehives to their backyards and rooftops (including CBC) say they're doing it to help fight declines in bee populations.

But researchers say urban beekeepers are likely doing just the opposite when it comes to wild bee species.

Published: 11 August 2020

Urban beekeeping putting the sting on wild bee populations

webfull — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:05:43 +0000

�山ǿ�� entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis presented her findings at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Montreal earlier this week

�山ǿ�� entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis says that when comparing pollination efficiency between wild bees native to Canada and the more numerous honey bees, there is no contest. Wild bees win, wings down.

Published: 16 September 2019

Entomologists fear urban beekeeping could be putting wild bees at risk

webfull — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:23:07 +0000

Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.

“The danger is that we’re probably losing species and don’t even know it,” says Gail MacInnis, a PhD entomology candidate at �山ǿ��. Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.