Changes in the Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Fat Body and Hemolymph of <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. Due to Pollen Monodiets by Maciej Sylwester Bryś, Krzysztof Olszewski, Maciej Bartoń, Aneta Strachecka

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L’abeille mellifère (Apis mellifera unicolor) à Mayotte by Samuel Perichon

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A Guide to Planting Wildflower Enhancements in Florida by Mary C. Bammer, Josh Campbell, Chase B. Kimmel, James D.. Ellis, Jaret C. Daniels

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La nature inscrite dans les produits  by Jean Michel Sorba, Anne Lauvie, Geneviève Michon

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Pollination of Cucurbita spp. (squash and pumpkin) crops in Florida by Rachel E. Mallinger, Oscar E. Liburd

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Determination of Total Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity and GC-MS Analysis of Malaysian Stingless Bee Propolis Water Extracts by Sharifah Nur Amalina Syed Salleh, Nur Ayuni Mohd Hanapiah, Hafandi Ahmad, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari, Nurul Huda Osman, Mohd Razif Mamat

“…This study also noted the presence of bioactive compounds from local stingless bee propolis that could potentially be utilised for their medicinal and health benefits.…”
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An Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Based on Balance-Evolution Strategy for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Path Planning by Bai Li, Li-gang Gong, Wen-lun Yang

“…In this work, a novel artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm improved by a balance-evolution strategy (BES) is applied in this optimization scheme. …”
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Conservation of wild western honey bees Apis Mellifera in the Polissia natural zone of Ukraine: history, sources of nectar and pollen by Sichenko O., Kryvyi M., Horchanok A., Kuzmenko O., Tytariova O.

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Enhancing Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Self-Adaptive Searching Strategy and Artificial Immune Network Operators for Global Optimization by Tinggui Chen, Renbin Xiao

“…Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bees, was proposed by Karaboga. …”
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The Late Orchid Catches the Bee: Frost Damage and Pollination Success in the Face of Global Warming in a European Terrestrial Orchid by Florian P. Schiestl, Beat A. Wartmann, Ruth Bänziger, Brigitte Györög‐Kobi, Klaus Hess, Jürg Luder, Edith Merz, Beat Peter, Max Reutlinger, Tobias Richter, Heinz Senn, Thomas Ulrich, Beate Waldeck, Claudia Wartmann, Roland Wüest, Walter Wüest, Quint Rusman

“…In addition, we analyzed historical records of the orchid and its only verified pollinator, the solitary bee Andrena combinata in Northern Switzerland, to estimate potential desynchronization between flowering and pollinator activity due to climate change. …”
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Effects of urbanization and floral diversity on the bee community (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in an oak forest in a Protected Natural Area of Mexico by Alejandro Muñoz-Urias, Lisset Araujo-Alanis, Francisco Martín Huerta-Martínez, Cesar Jacobo-Pereira, Alvaro Edwin Razo-León

“…Understanding the effects of urbanization on bee communities is essential for conservation and management programs for these pollinators. …”
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Nutritional Quality and Safety of Complementary Foods Developed from Blends of Staple Grains and Honey Bee Larvae (Apis mellifera) by Shewangzaw Addisu Mekuria, John N. Kinyuru, Beatrice Kiage Mokua, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw

“…This study was aimed at evaluating the nutritional composition, microbial safety, and sensory quality of extruded complementary foods developed from blends of staple grains and insect bee larva (Apis mellifera). Teff, maize, soybean, and bee larva samples were milled to flour and blended before extrusion as follows: ComF01 (57% maize, 29% teff, and 14% soybean) and ComF02 (58% maize, 29% teff, and 13% bee larvae) using NutriSurvey software (version, 2007). …”
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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe. by Yoko L Dupont, Thorsten J S Balsby, Mette B Greve, Luna K Marcussen, Per Kryger

“…Pollen is a source of protein, lipids, vitamins and minerals for bees and other flower-visiting insects. The composition of macro- and micronutrients of pollen vary among different plant species. …”
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A Parasitoid Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) by Nicholas S.G. Tucker, Philip E. Kaufman

Subjects: “…Suborder: Apocrita (ants, bees, wasps)…”
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A Parasitoid Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) by Nicholas S.G. Tucker, Philip E. Kaufman

Subjects: “…Suborder: Apocrita (ants, bees, wasps)…”
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Exposure of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to imidacloprid impairs larval development, promotes oxidative stress in pupae, and induces changes in the midgut of adult bees by Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Tuan Henrique Smielevski de Souza, Douglas Galhardo, Cinthia Leão Figueira, Samara Calvi Baulli, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Francieli das Chagas, José Washington Santos Oliveira, Jean Samel Rocha, Angélica de Souza Khatlab, Eliane Gasparino, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo-Takasusuki

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AmelOBP4: an antenna-specific odor-binding protein gene required for olfactory behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) by Fang Liu, Yu Lai, Lixian Wu, Qiang Li, Linyue Lei, Wei Yin, Yuan Zhang, Zachary Y. Huang, Hongxia Zhao

“…Foragers with inhibited AmelOBP4 showed significantly lower sugar responsiveness than control bees, and also significantly reduced EAG response to plant volatiles of nonanal, linalool and 1-Octen-3ol. …”
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Floral Resources and Nesting Requirements of the Ground-Nesting Social Bee, Lasioglossum malachurum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), in a Mediterranean Semiagricultural Landscape by Carlo Polidori, Alice Rubichi, Valeria Barbieri, Luca Trombino, Marta Donegana

“…In order to adopt correct conservation strike plans to maintain bee pollination activity it is necessary to know the species' resource utilisation and requirements. …”
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Genetic Diversity of Melipona mandacaia SMITH 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae), an Endemic Bee Species from Brazilian Caatinga, Using ISSR by Elder Assis Miranda, Henrique Batalha-Filho, Priscila Santos Oliveira, Rogério Marcos Oliveira Alves, Lucio Antonio Oliveira Campos, Ana Maria Waldschmidt

“…These reduced values have been reported in other studies in stingless bees and maybe justified by dispersion process in the origin of new nests. …”
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New data from the historical bee collection (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra and additional faunistic updates for Portugal by Hugo Gaspar, Simone Flaminio, Albano Soares, Cristina Rufino, João Loureiro, Sílvia Castro, Thomas J. Wood

“…Entomological collections hold significant scientific potential, especially understudied taxa of historical collections from important biogeographical regions, such as bees in Portugal. The Science Museum of the University of Coimbra (MCUC) holds the largest historical collection of Portuguese bees, primarily because M.A. …”
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