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Commercial beekeepers have reported losing around 62% of their colonies over the winter, far higher than the usual honey bee ...
Bees are interesting creatures who are vital to our ecosystem. They are responsible for pollinating 80% of all flowering plants.
After bees began colonizing her front porch, WSMV4 Anchor Amanda Hara learned how to respond and even helped safely relocate ...
A honeybee research organization estimates as many as 1.6 million hives - more than half the country’s cultivated honeybee ...
Invasive Asia Hornets could cause havoc as they start to come out of hibernation in the UK - several of the non-native ...
Springtime has arrived in Imperial Valley, a region renowned for its agriculture, and with it comes the vibrant bloom of ...
I’m Jack Bartlett here in studio. Buzzing and busy bees are now bustling to survive as honeybee populations nationwide ...
Honey bee populations are again declining, threatening crops. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dave Hunter, who raises the unsung hero of the orchard (and champion pollinator), the Mason bee.
Due to her privileged DNA, the larger and more fertile queen bee outlives the workers. She lives an average of 1 to 2 years.
Bees play an essential role in sustaining healthy ecosystems and ensuring food security - find out how you can help keep them ...
Since the pandemic, we are very aware of the power of social distancing to protect against infectious disease. But can social distancing be effective ...
Thursday marks the start of the annual national bee count but experts are pessimistic about its outcome. Things are bad for all insects but for pollinating species, the situation is frankly abysmal,” ...