The devil is in the tiny details. A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed “Lucifer” ...
Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...
Honey bees are vital to agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. But it’s increasingly difficult to keep colonies alive from year to year, causing concern about the future of our food systems. But now an ...
Hives at Betterbee in Greenwich, New York. There’s a buzz at Betterbee as the pollination season begins. WAMC visited the nationwide beekeeping equipment and education supplier in Washington County ...
In honeybee hives, a surprising phenomenon regularly occurs: worker bees can turn against their own queen to replace her when they deem her too weak. This practice, called supersedure, plays a ...
Stacy and Bruce Wilmer are the owners of Wilmer Honey Farm in Warroad, Minnesota. For more than 40 years, the Wilmers have been transporting their beehives back and forth to California, providing ...