Preventing mites requires frequent hive monitoring. Although timely detection is critical for treating hives, manual ...

In the past year, entomologist Rebecca Masterman says 1.6 million colonies have collapsed across the country. That's about 62% and the largest die-off yet.

Tiny but mighty, honey bees play a crucial role in our ecosystems, pollinating various plants and crops. They also support ...

Purple honey is beautiful, with a sweeter taste and complex flavors, but it can only be found in North Carolina. We looked ...

While American beekeepers search for solutions, another, potentially worse threat looms: Tropilaelaps mites, which also hail ...

Beekeepers across the state, the nation’s fifth-largest hub of honey production, worry about significant financial losses.

Native to Europe, western honey bees were brought over to the Hawaiian archipelago in the 1800s to produce honey and help pollinate new, non-native crops. Still managed today for agriculture and the ...

Leafcutter bees are some of the most remarkable insects in the UK. Here's everything you need to know about these little ...