Guelph hopes to join the ranks of Kitchener and Waterloo to become a designated Bee City. The city had already committed to protect pollinator habitats throughout the city, when they built it into ...

Researchers at the University of Guelph say they want to see changes to how pesticides are labelled as "bee safe" after their new study found chemicals safe for honeybees may negatively affect wild ...

The honeybees responsible for pollinating one-third of the food we eat face a host of threats, from bloodsucking mites and viruses to pesticides and climate change. But researchers at the University ...

Three rare species of bumble bees have been found recently in Guelph through an online bee count called the Bumble Bee Watch. The yellow-banded bumble bee is an at-risk species in the province, while ...

Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ahead of World Honey Bee Day on August 16, Abell Pest Control is strengthening its commitment to pollinator health by supporting the Canadian Bee ...

A new state-of-the-art facility at the University of Guelph will be dedicated to researching, monitoring and educating the public about honey bees, and will be a key tool in the fight against ...

New research suggests ground-nesting bees may be exposed to lethal levels of pervasive insecticides found in soil on farms across southern Ontario. University of Guelph researchers examined the hoary ...

Toronto, Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Varroa destructor is as potentially harmful as its name implies. An ectoparasitic mite that preys on honey bees, this minuscule menace is a threat to the ...

Beekeeper Luc Peters says he's found himself in "sticky" situations before but Wednesday morning was the first time he's ever had police call him for a bee-related emergency. Peters was one of several ...

Things are buzzing at the University of Guelph. On June 14, ground was officially broken on the $16-million, 15,000-square-foot Luckevich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre, which will expand the ...

A new study that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags shows long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees' ability to forage for pollen. The study shows how ...

GUELPH, Ont. – A Canadian insect expert is considered the bee’s knees. University of Guelph researcher Peter Kevan is getting a new species of bee named after him. The newly discovered bee – found in ...