Our next Better-B public event is just around the corner: Join us online for our upcoming Better B public event where we’ll be sharing the insights from the 2024 report of our Citizen Science Food Sharing Study. Discover what we’ve learned from this collaborative research effort and how it’s shaping our understanding of pollinator food sharing.

You’ll also get an exclusive introduction to our Varroa online tool—a novel digital resource designed to support beekeepers in monitoring and managing Varroa infestations more effectively.

The event will conclude with a panel discussion featuring our speakers, other researchers, and community members, offering diverse perspectives and sparking thought-provoking dialogue.

We look forward to seeing you there, please register online!

We are pleased to share that the full agenda for our public event on 12 June is now available on its page! 

We are pleased to announce that you can now contribute to our Citizen science study on food sharing of pollinators in ten languages! The previously available languages Danish, Dutch, English, French, Latvian, and Norwegian have now been complemented by Italian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish. The German, Greek and Portuguese versions are in progress.

We are happy to announce you our next public event, sharing key findings from our 2024 Citizen Science Food Sharing Study, highlighting new insights into sustainable beekeeping.

Get an exclusive look at our new Varroa online tool, designed to help beekeepers monitor and manage infestations.

We'll wrap up with a dynamic panel discussion featuring experts, researchers, and community voices.

More details coming soon—we hope to see you there!

Better-B's third newsletter is now available on our website. 

Learn more about Vespa velutina and Aethina tumida, which present a growing threat to bees, biodiversity and beyond. These species, once absent in Europe, cause significant harm when they invade new areas. The Better-B project focusses on reducing stress on honey bees, developing new sustainable strategies to combat these insects in apiaries. For Vespa velutina, we tested five trap and attractant combinations in 12 apiaries across Italy and Spain. For Aethina tumida, we tested three types of traps in the Calabria region of Italy. Beekeepers actively participated by monitoring the traps in autumn 2024.

This newsletter is available in 7 languages: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian. 

Enjoy reading!