The practice of beekeeping can be a difficult task, especially considering the dire state of bee populations worldwide. Over the past 30-plus years, pollinator populations have crashed worldwide due ...

Yet bees are facing a global threat. The use of pesticides has contributed to the death of some 250-million bees in recent years. Beekeepers lose up to 30% of their stock and equipment each year due ...

Ivan Brown, an MTech Industrial Design student from the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (FADA) at the University Johannesburg (UJ), is exhibiting his improved model of a beehive at the Design ...

The ultra-lightweight, thermally-insulating and fireproof aggregate Pratliperl® from Pratley, traditionally used for plasters and screeds, has now also proven to be a key component in an ideal ...

A University of Johannesburg (UJ) student has designed an improved system of beekeeping and beehive production to aid in the survival of bees and, by extension, tackle the problem of decreasing ...