Contrary to the behavior of certain other insects, bees don’t actually fly once it’s dark, according to this trending ...

Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat ...

Honey bees are incredibly efficient, often building their intricate hives in the most unexpected and hidden locations, far from human view. These massive colonies can thrive unnoticed within the ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

Individually coded honey bee workers and queen interact inside monitored colony. Credit: Adam G. Dolezal The coronavirus epidemic has certainly caused many humans to change behavior, like increasing ...

Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary ...

WEBVTT INSECT-SIZE, SAYS ERIKA TARANTAL. ♪ >> ON A QUIET HILLSIDE, THIS CHEST IS ALIVE WITH ACTIVITY. THIS IS A HIVE, HOME TO 75,000 TO 80,000 HONEYBEES. THEY ARE BUSY AT WORK. >> I TRIED TO HELP ...

Continuing their efforts to help endangered animals, Zoo Knoxville is turning their attention to honey bees and is taking steps to educate zoo visitors about their importance. “We had always really ...

Lauren Arcuri is a writer and an experienced small farmer based in rural Vermont. If you've determined that you definitely need to requeen, read on. Buy a New Queen The first step in requeening your ...

Monitoring honey bee hives by hand is passé. The buzz these days is about high-tech sensors inside hives. They help commercial beekeepers keep colonies healthy and allow bees to keep doing their jobs ...

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...