We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

Honey bees are more likely to thrive when their habitats include organically farmed land and flower strips , new research from Germany shows. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and ...

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

Commercial beekeepers suffered colony losses of 62% between June and February, according to a nationwide survey. “This is unprecedented and a crisis,” said Matt Mulica, facilitator of the Honey Bee ...

Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated either by wind shaking flowers or by bees, which fly into the flowers and vibrate, releasing the pollen into the air. But inside a greenhouse or indoor ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It is estimated that the honey bee’s annual ...

On an afternoon in late summer, the bees that live at a Long Beach mall were flying high, winging their way back to their hives atop a parking garage. Upon their return, they emptied the “pollen pants ...