Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) can be absorbed in all living organisms, including Western Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera). This is an ecologically and economically important global insect species that is continuously exposed to environmental RF-EMFs.16 Oca 2020
Read moreCan bees survive radiation?
However, at the moment there is little data on how bees respond to chronic radiation exposure . We found that exposure to dose rates comparable to the CEZ resulted in a reduction in the number of queens produced from colonies – with upper estimates of a 30-45% reduction compared with unexposed colonies.
Read moreWhat did Einstein say about the bees?
So it is with pardonable pride that beekeepers have been known to endorse quotes like the one attributed to Albert Einstein: “If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.”
Read moreHow does WIFI kill bees?
High-frequency electromagnetic fields are used for mobile communications. It has been scientifically proven that these transmissions can have a heating effect on living organisms within their range . However, there’s no evidence of a harmful effect if the radiation is below the limits set for it.2 May 2020
Read moreWhat is the biggest threat to honey bees?
Varroa mites feed off of the honey bee fat body, similar to the human liver, and transmit diseases if left unchecked. This is the biggest threat to honey bees currently.
Read moreDo magnets affect honey bees?
Disruptive effect They found that the material can be magnetized using a strong permanent magnet and that magnetizing the abdomen of a live honey bee disrupts its ability to navigate using local magnetic fields .
Read moreAre mobile phones wiping out our bees?
German research has long shown that bees’ behaviour changes near power lines. Now a limited study at Landau University has found that bees refuse to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby . Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried it out, said this could provide a “hint” to a possible cause.
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