Bees, ants and termites don't need blueprints. They may have queens, but none of these species breed architects or construction managers. Each insect worker, or drone, simply responds to cues like ...

But the bees of Costa Rica still astounded me with their variety, beauty, and fascinating life strategies. After talking ...

Pollinator Week, which runs through Friday, is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about pollinators and encourage ...

Honey bees originated in Europe and were brought to North America. They are the only species that returns home, to what’s called a “bee box.” “So, we have plenty of bees in the world for ...

But not the kind of bees that usually get all the attention. While environmentalists around the world rally support for apis mellifera, the domesticated honey bee, the other 20,000 species of bees ...

In spring 2025, across America, honey bee colonies are vanishing at an alarming rate, and the snowball effects could reach your breakfast table, your grocery bill, and the food chain we all depend ...

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Nearly half a million bees died after someone trespassed and poisoned hives at Rock Hill Honey Bee Farm on Monday. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office was called to the ...

survey that covers more than two-thirds of America’s managed bees. The loss, which has been called “alarming” and “widespread,” is far higher than the usual honey bee colony death rate ...

millions of honey bees work tirelessly to produce delicious honey and pollinate the plants that fill America's grocery stores with fresh produce. North Dakotans have leveraged their connection to ...

Honey bee pollination is critical ... the impacts of and interactions of these stressors on bee pollinators," Basu said, adding that America's commercial beekeepers are under pressure to maintain ...

The estate — named Casbah Cove — is a Moroccan-inspired house that sits on the famous Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert and is surrounded by elite nature views and a vast desert sky.

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 ...