Researchers use 3D printed bee nests to boost UK bumblebee population

In a bid to learn more about bumblebee behavior in a non-intrusive manner, researchers from Lancaster University have used 3D printing to develop a novel webcam-equipped wild bee nest. Nicknamed the ‘Bee Box’, the nest was created by Environmental Scientist Dr. Philip Donkersley and Engineer Jenny Roberts, CEng. The design was inspired by commercially available […]