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

This is a robotic beehive with an efficiency that no human beekeeper could match. The machine scans stacks of honeycombs one by one, inspecting them for disease, monitoring for pesticides, and reports ...

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

Discover the unique structure and function of bee colonies in this fascinating exploration of a beehive. This video provides ...

While honeybees are famously difficult to study, altering natural behaviors if any outside influences are sensed, they’re also incredibly susceptible to colony collapse due to the cold. If hive ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

The traditional method of beekeeping – using heavy frames that hold the honey, and large extractors that do the harvesting – ...

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

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...