Bee U NYC is teaching young New Yorkers that protecting pollinators also means protecting biodiversity, food systems, and our ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article quoted Thomas D. Seeley as saying that many honeybees commercially available for purchase by hobbyists are subpar. He was referring specifically to the ...

Researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. With an electronic "ping," Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It's a ...

Beekeepers in Independence County are banding together to help their hives weather tough environmental conditions, including a late-season drought.

Kurukshetra, May 25 (PTI) Israel’s Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon today said beekeeping is a tool to ensure food security and sustainable development. “It (beekeeping) not only empowers farmers but ...

There's now a record number of honeybees humming in the U.S—and for many farmers, hobbyist beekeepers, and almond-milk lovers, the news is sweeter than honey. Nearly a million bee colonies have been ...

On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired agricultural ecologist, who lives on a quiet lane above a river in Oxfordshire, to take a look at his bees.

There is a common phrase that appears in the popular press, in grant proposals and as a fund raising theme for several environmental groups: “the decline of the honey bee.” This is often referenced as ...

Bees are, in many ways, the darlings of the insect world. Not only do they play a crucial role in thriving ecosystems, but they’re also harbingers of the worsening consequences of climate change. To ...

Beekeepers swarmed to the rescue this weekend, saving millions of honeybees after a semi-truck carrying their hives crashed. The truck was hauling 70,000 pounds of beehives when it overturned in a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Temperature can increase bee colony loss in dry, hot and wet seasons, and beekeepers practicing water supplementation experience up to 10% less ...