Climate change is altering the living conditions of bees and may jeopardize their ability to adapt to the changing environment. Rising temperatures, drought, and altered seasonal rhythms can change the availability of floral resources and create a mismatch between plant flowering and the biological cycles of pollinators.
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It is one of the main fronts of international research that will meet in Italy for EurBee 11 – European Conference of Apidology, scheduled from September 7 to 10 at the Bologna Congress Center. The 11th edition is the most attended in the history of the congress and the first to be held in Italy, with researchers from nearly 50 countries and about 500 scientific contributions, 196 oral presentations, and 301 posters.
EurBee 11 is jointly organized by Crea (Research Center for Agriculture and Environment) and the University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Technologies, two Italian institutions with consolidated experience in bee research.
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Climate change represents a new and growing pressure on bee populations. Among the aspects studied by research are the mismatch between flowering and pollinator activity, the change in the availability of floral resources, the effects on wild and honey bee populations, and the ability of different species to adapt to new climatic conditions.
The problem is not that it will be too hot for bees due to climate change. It is more complicated. The risk is that bees and flowers stop meeting at the right time.
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