/channels/taxonomy/term/1260/all en /channels/channels/event/nrs-invited-seminar-behavioral-physiological-and-genomic-traits-associated-early-nesting-bumble-bees-334506 <div> <div> <div> <h3>Behavioral, physiological, and genomic traits associated with early nesting in bumble bees: hosted by the Gillung Lab</h3> </div></div></div> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:27:51 +0000 webfull 174411 at /channels /channels/channels/news/urban-beekeeping-can-be-bad-wild-bees-323611 <p>Urban beekeeping has been touted as a way to boost pollination and improve sustainability, food security and biodiversity in cities. Many people and businesses聽who've added beehives to their backyards and rooftops (including CBC) say they're doing it to help fight declines in bee populations.</p> <p>But researchers say urban beekeepers are likely doing just the opposite when it comes to wild bee species.</p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:43:12 +0000 webfull 162378 at /channels /channels/channels/news/urban-beekeeping-putting-sting-wild-bee-populations-300663 <p>黑料不打烊 entomology researcher and PhD candidate <strong>Gail MacInnis</strong> presented her findings at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Montreal earlier this week</p> <p>黑料不打烊 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis says that when comparing pollination efficiency between wild bees native to Canada and the more numerous honey bees, there is no contest. Wild bees win, wings down.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:05:43 +0000 webfull 153170 at /channels /channels/channels/news/entomologists-fear-urban-beekeeping-could-be-putting-wild-bees-risk-297756 <p>Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.</p> <p>鈥淭he danger is that we鈥檙e probably losing species and don鈥檛 even know it,鈥� says <strong>Gail MacInnis</strong>, a PhD entomology candidate at 黑料不打烊 University.聽 Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.</p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5367592/entomologists-fear-urban-beekeeping-could-be-putting-wild-bees-at-risk/" target="_blank">Read more...</a></p> Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:23:07 +0000 webfull 149887 at /channels /channels/news/farmms-b-shack-urban-hive-and-bee-study-center-mcgill-students-232986 <h3>黑料不打烊 School Or Architecture teams up with volunteers to foster growth of Montreal's bee population.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on Feb 7, 2014 | <a href="/channels/ollapse%20disorder%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E_%3Cp%3ERead%20the%20full%20story%20%3Ca%20href%3D" target="_blank">Inhabitat<br /></a>Written by Lori Zimmer</p></blockquote> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:55:23 +0000 webfull 101232 at /channels /channels/news/b-shack-233030 <h3>b-Shack: Bourdonnement d鈥檌nitiatives sur le campus MacDonald.</h3> <blockquote> <p>publi茅 11 f茅v 2014 | <a href="/channels/ollapse%20disorder%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E_%3Cp%3Ele%20D%C3%A9lit%20%3Ca%20href%3D" target="_blank">Le D茅lit<br /></a>R茅dig茅 par Alexandra Nadeau</p></blockquote> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:03:12 +0000 webfull 101233 at /channels