Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)
- Written by Amélie Cabirol, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Trento
Ever been overworked, tired and felt muddle-headed? Research now shows honey bees suffer from the same thing – and we understand why.
A honey bee’s life is hardly relaxing. Every day forager bees make many trips, travelling long distances, to gather vital resources of pollen and nectar from flowers. They have to deal with predators,...
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