Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued ...

Did you know that honey bees are not native to the United States?

In a study published this week, James Hung, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, and his colleagues found that populations of western honey bees at their study sites in San Diego ...

Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, attacking people, livestock and pets along the way. Scientists say the bees' ...

Migratory beekeepers in India’s Assam state travel from mustard farm to mustard farm timing their visits for when the flowers ...

Scientists discovered that two brain chemicals in honey bees can predict how fast they will learn, offering new insight into ...

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 ...

A research team at the University of Freiburg has used a drone-based tracking system to provide the first high-resolution 3D flight paths of honey bees in natural landscapes. • Honey bees repeatedly ...

Honey bees must make it back to their hives before dusk to avoid individual bees becoming lost or exposed to nighttime dangers. Forager bees sleep overnight so that they are ready to work the ...