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

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

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

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

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...

The secretary of South Carolina Beekeeper Association sells hive and runs a “host a hive” program to expand the population of the endangered honey bee.

As many states and cities across the U.S. struggle to control COVID-19 transmission, one challenge is curbing the spread among people living in close quarters. Social distancing can be difficult in ...

Bee School, according to ECBA's Bee School Committee member Marc Fournier, provides students with the knowledge and skills ...

When mice sneak into beehives for warmth and honey, bees fight back. Worker bees will swarm, kill, and mummify the intruder.

Marvin Jordana laid a hand on the beehive in his Eagle Rock backyard and said a silent prayer. After a few moments, he spoke: “I ask for their permission to enter the hive, because this is their body.