There are roughly 100 million managed western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in hives worldwide, with about half in Europe, Africa and western Asia, where the species is native, and the rest in ...

Potentially deadly viruses in the pollinators are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of flowering ...

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A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral ...

Planting more flowers is widely seen as a simple way to help struggling bees. But a new study suggests that, without careful ...

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...

It might be hard to think of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as a forest creature. Most of us picture honey bees in the context of hives in wooden boxes, managed by beekeepers in heavy white jumpsuits.

More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. Honey bees may ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 14, 2021) In a prime example of cart-before-the-horse, greenwashing, or perhaps “beewashing,” a British company has badly missed the mark in its latest attempt to market a ...

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in ...

Africanized honey bees, better known as killer bees, aren’t your garden-variety buzzers. They play a crucial role as pollinators in Arizona’s ecosystem, but these bees have a serious side: their ...