A man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. The ...

Secrets of the Bees uncovers the remarkable lives of bees. Often overlooked as honey producers or flower pollinators, the TV ...

Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

Gardeners know that it is important to attract beneficial insects as pollinators. One pollinator native to our region is the hard-working blue orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria). They are bluish black ...

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As spring approaches, trees begin to bloom, and the iconic almond blossoms adorn the farmland throughout the Central Valley. People come from miles around to take photos in pinkish-white orchards and ...

When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and ...

In the secret domains of meadows, forests, and deserts across our planet, some of Earth’s most extraordinary creatures buzz quietly through their lives, often unseen by human eyes. While honeybees and ...

Amid a years-long decline in the bee population that has startled scientists, experts are now warning that a growing industry is hurting native habitats and potentially leading to further die-offs.

A team from the University of Freiburg led by neurobiologist and behavioral biologist Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw studied the flight behavior of honey bees. Using a drone, the researchers tracked honey ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...

Coping with the Seasonal Shift Honeybee Dynamics More than Honey: Solitary Bees From Colony to Queen Beeing Brave in the Cold The change of seasons is a necessary part of ecosystem regulation. With ...