Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa conducted an experiment demonstrating that managed ...

Two beginner beekeeping courses are taking place this spring at Mitchell State Park in Cadillac. Join the Saturday classes, 9 ...

The giant honeybees compose an ancient subgenus (Megapis) with several forms in Asia. The lowland form, Apis dorsataFabricius, 1793, is widespread from Pakistan to eastern Indonesia, with geographic ...

Spring is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the perennial considerations about which kinds of flowers ...

which makes her the doted-upon mother of all of the bees in the hive. Unlike termites, who have both a king and queen, the unique biology of honeybees make it impossible for male royalty as the ...

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are ...

Social behavior in insects, kin recognition system of honey bees, nest defense in honey bees, and social biology of the giant tropical ant. Kin recognition studies are designed to examine the various ...

Pesticides, widely used to protect crops from pests, often unintentionally harm pollinators like bumble bees. A new study, ...

Learn about basic bee biology, beekeeping equipment, choosing your apiary location, installing your bees, caring for bee health, seasonal tasks and more.

And that was my path too,” said Michael Matise, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at ...

Would bees that communicated similarly yield more ... The findings were recently published in Current Biology. "Although the waggle dance itself is fascinating, my lab has additionally been ...

Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.