Pollution, land use changes, monocropping and climate change are threatening honey bees and, in turn, food security
Neonicotinoid, manufactured by Syngenta and Beyer, is banned in the European Union because it kills pollinators and causes other environmental harms
Mokgadi Mabela is the bee lady whose love for good honey has blossomed into a business. She tells us about her genius dad and her late introduction to bees
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Habitat destruction, the use of pesticides and climate change is driving the rapid decline of these tiny creatures
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