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All pollinator species, bees in particular, play a crucial role in the balance of the Earth's ecosystem, and it is vital that we protect them. May 20, the birthday of the pioneer bee-keeper Anton Janša, is the ideal opportunity to remember this.
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View the mediaHumans and bees have lived symbiotically since prehistoric times… But while bees are currently threatened, we have to admit we still have much to learn from them.
For many years, the inexorable decline of bee colonies has been observed everywhere. To combat this decline and give bees better protection, scientists are trying to find the causes, looking at parasites, insecticides and invasive species. But aside from this rescue mission, there are large areas of the behaviour of bees, which are social insects par excellence, that we have yet to discover. Dive into the hive with the scientists who negotiate their stings on a daily basis.
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