Bees | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/bees/RSS feed for BeesenTue, 22 Sep 2026 17:38:56 +0000More Than 800,000 Bees, Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars, Have Been Stolen in ‘Sophisticated’ Heists Across Northern Australiahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-800000-bees-worth-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-have-been-stolen-in-sophisticated-heists-across-northern-australia-180989545/The recent spread of a bee-killing parasite has contributed to an uptick in brazen thefts, experts theorizeTue, 22 Sep 2026 17:38:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-800000-bees-worth-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-have-been-stolen-in-sophisticated-heists-across-northern-australia-180989545/A Cutting-Edge English Initiative Replaces Lawnmowers With Scythes to Restore Wildflowers and Save the Beeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-cutting-edge-english-project-replaces-lawnmowers-with-scythes-to-protect-wildflowers-and-save-the-bees-180989537/English Heritage has recruited volunteers to mow meadows the old-fashioned way at some of its historic sitesMon, 21 Sep 2026 17:46:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-cutting-edge-english-project-replaces-lawnmowers-with-scythes-to-protect-wildflowers-and-save-the-bees-180989537/