Bees

Honeybees can be trained to react to particular odours such as those emitted by caterpillar-infested apple trees Audio

Bee expert Mark Goodwin explains how a beehive works and the state of bees in NZ Audio

The honeybee is under threat around the world. Beekeepers in the United States are losing close to a third of their hives to Colony Collapse Disorder and things aren't looking much better in Europe… Audio

How plants talk to bees using electricity. Bright colours, nectar, and also electrical charges play a part in pollination. With Dr Heather Whitney of the University of Bristol. Audio

Picton bee keepers Matthew Wells and Catherine Gordon lease beehives to people who want greater returns from their fruit trees and vegetables. A few kilometres away retired car mechanic Sunny Sunbeam… Audio

There's concern a disease, which has wiped out bees in other countries, has now reached New Zealand. Kerry McCurdy, is worried the disease known as "Colony Collapse Disorder" is to blame. Audio

Peter Dearden of Otago University is trying to save the honeybee in New Zealand using selective breeding and genetics. Audio

The transit of Venus - smartphone App; Wairua Valley; Lamprey; and honeybees buzzing. Audio

We get the buzz on the business of leasing beehives - in Picton with Sage Forest. Audio

The honey gathering season's slowing down in the South Island and so to find out how things are going for honey producers, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits Waimakariri beekeeper Simon Pulley. Audio

Geoff Kipps Bolton speaks up for bees. He's from San Diego where bee numbers have been decimated by colony collapse disorder. Audio

Marian Shore is spearheading a project to have bee corridors in North Otago. Chris Sherlock is the sustainable Development Manager for The Cooperative Group - which has been running the Plan Bee… Audio

Pollination biologist Dr. Linda Newstrom-Lloyd talks about the 'Trees for Bees' programme, which has been established by the Federated Farmers Bee Industry Group. Audio

Frans Laas is a beekeeper from Mosgiel, and the president of the National Beekeepers Association of New Zealand. He is about to step down after four years service. He's one of only two people in New… Audio

Film director and co-founder of Collective Eye Inc., on his latest film about the global bee crisis Queen of the Sun. Audio

Auckland Town Hall is all abuzz - but not with the usual activities of city workers and politicians. It is the 100,000 honey bees working in their hives on the balcony under the clocktower. They're… Audio

Norwegian University of Life Sciences associate professor Dr Gro Amdam is leading a study into bees and their brains. She and her team have found that the brains of bees can be programmed to repair… Audio

The Backyard Bee Team runs into some major problems. The head beekeper (aka Simon) is allergic to bees! With Frank and Mary Ann Lindsay and immunology consultant Richard Steele. Audio