The current state of research on bee biology

​The honeybee is considered to be one of the most important animal for human nutrition. This is due not so much for the production of honey but for pollination. This and the problem bees and beekeepers face globally has resulted in an increasing number of scientific publications worldwide. Within the last decade more than 10,000 such papers have been published. Much needed research, given the interaction of various stressors of honeybees is extremely complex. 

Our approach

Our main activities cover the following fields which are of particular importance for beekeeping practice:

• bee biology in cold, temperate and tropical climates; bee physiology
• bee genetics
• conservation of bee races
  
• selection and breeding
  
• artificial insemination
• physiology of nutrition
• biology of Apis mellifera, A. cerana, A. florea, A. dorsata and other Apis-species and stingless bees
  
• biology and breeding methods of bumble bees.

Open Source License to enable the conservation and sustainable use of bee genetic resources

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