Honeybees (Apis mellifera) and native bee species have ecological, economic, social, and cultural importance to smallholder coffee farmers. While the ecological contributions of bees to the sustainability of coffee systems are well documented, particularly in relation to the coffee crop, fewer studies have examined socio-economic dimensions of beekeeping for honey as an agroecological diversification strategy for coffee producers.

A cross-sectional study design was conducted in different agroecological zones of southwest Ethiopia from October 2019 to October 2021. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for honeybee diseases and pests, as well as the impact of these issues on honeybee colonies and their products.

To safeguard pollinators, it is imperative to take actions like creating pollinator-friendly gardens, avoiding pesticides, and promoting sustainable agriculture practices. The diversity of insect pollinators contributes to ecosystem resilience by preserving plant diversity and productivity.

The neonicotinoid Clothianidin has a negative impact on NF-κB signaling and on immune responses controlled by this transcription factor, which can boost the proliferation of honey bee parasites and pathogens.

Honeybees use propolis collected from plants for coating the inner walls oftheir nest. This substance is also used as a natural antibiotic against microbialpathogens, similarly to many other animals exploiting natural products forself-medication. 

Our results emphasize the importance of green spaces to maintain the pollinator’s community in cities, and suggest that proper design and/or management could improve conditions for these important insects.

Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats and anticipating these, and potential opportunities to reduce risks, is essential for the sustainable management of pollination services. 

Recent years have witnessed heightened scrutiny of the non-target sublethal effects of pesticides on behavioural and physiological traits of insects. Traditionally, attention has focused on investigating pesticides' primary modes of action, often overlooking the potential secondary mechanisms.

The PoshBee project has developed, tested, and validated a wide range of new tools. These include, but are not limited to: experimental protocols, monitoring tools, technological tools and practice guides.

Although the abundance, survival, and pollination performance of honeybees are sensitive to changes in habitat and climate conditions, the processes by which these effects are transmitted to honey production and interact with beekeeping management are not completely understood.

Pollination services by insects contribute strongly to food security and ecosystem stability. However, especially in Africa, little is known about farmer's knowledge and awareness of pollination services

 By cultivating flowering crops “Marketable Habitat Enhancement Plants”, (MHEPs), alongside the edges of pesticide-free farmer fields, the Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) approach aims to enhance the presence of wild pollinators.

The Pampean region constitutes one of the most extensive and productive grasslands in the world and experienced an abrupt agricultural expansion in the 20th century, which transformed the landscape into a mosaic of agricultural fields, extensive pasture lands for cattle, and scarce semi-natural habitats. These anthropic modifications strongly impact biodiversity, including solitary bees.

The study was carried out with the aim of investigating the nesting ecology and nest structures of ground-nesting stingless bees in the highland and midland of the Dendi and Meta Robi districts, west Shewa. 

Interspecific interactions are major drivers shaping ecological communities. Nevertheless, understanding how and to what extent they affect ecosystem functioning remains a key challenge for both fundamental and applied ecology.

The homogenization of agricultural landscapes has led to a decrease in pollinator diversity and abundance. In response to this decline, farmers have implemented agroecological measures, which, in meadows, aim at providing more floral resources.

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linnaeus) is one of the most important food crops in the world. In modern agroecology, this pivotal plant is deeply intertwined with diverse pollination mechanisms.

How farms and the surrounding landscape are managed locally substantially affects biodiversity, with consequent impacts on the supply of certain ecosystem services, such as pollination. Wild bees provide pollination services for small-scale horticultural farming, and are key to determining and improving farm production, as well as maintaining ecosystem-level diversity. 

Stingless bee breeding, also called Meliponiculture, has existed for thousands of years in Mesoamerica among a variety of rural and indigenous cultures. Due to its biocultural importance, it represents a perfect device for agroecological education and scaling, as well as pollinator conservation

Chemical-intensive agriculture is a major contributor to the decline of pollinator insects which is of particular relevance in Mediterranean regions. This research evaluates the effects of four ecological infrastructures (field margins, sown ground cover, spontaneous ground cover, flowerbeds) and one control (herbicide-treated) in fruit orchards under agroecological transition of eastern Spain on the abundance and diversity of flora and associated pollinators.