There’s likely more honeybees than ever in the U.S. But beekeepers say it can be especially challenging to raise bees in the ...

Researchers discovered that bumblebee queens prefer hibernating in pesticide-contaminated soil, a surprising behavior that ...

Bumblebees show impressive learning skills, especially queen bees. Caffeine in nectar tricks bees into revisiting flowers by boosting memory.

As pollinators, honeybees are important part of the Earth’s ecosystem. Populations of the insect have been on the decline, ...

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This remarkable internal organization means that what bees store on one side of a honeycomb is replicated on the opposite side.

Unlike honey bees, which store their honey in a wax honeycomb, stingless bees store theirs in pots of wax mixed with tree resins. Stingless bee honey has a distinctive, sour taste compared to ...

Mathieu Lihoreau's eye-opening book about bee cognition, consciousness, and sentience explains what goes on in their tiny ...

With its potent antibacterial properties, people traditionally use Manuka honey for wound healing, soothing sore throats, preventing tooth decay, and improving digestive issues. Manuka honey is a ...

Better protections for insect urged as University of Galway study confirms distinct ‘ecotype’ Apis mellifera mellifera – the dark honey bee now found mainly in Ireland. Photo: Jurg Vollmer ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...