Scientists invent ‘superfood’ they hope will save honeybees and boost global food security

Scientists say their new supplement could help save bees (File picture) - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Scientists have devised a food supplement for bees that they say will have a wide-reaching effect on global food security.

The experts say the yeast strain will help honeybees live longer as intensive farming and the climate crisis rob the insects of flowers and pollen.