On a hot summer day in Colorado, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) buzz around a cluster of hives near Boulder Creek. Worker bees taking off in search of water, nectar and pollen mingle with bees ...

Discover how honeybees uniquely construct their hives by adapting to various challenging environments through innovative techniques such as merging, tilting, and layering honeycombs.

Where do they go? How do they survive winter – or do they survive at all? The answer varies and actually depends on the bees’ social lives. From social honeybees to solitary carpenter bees, the way ...

For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant 'murder' hornets attack have been documented. For the first time, the unique sounds honey ...

Most bee species do not make honey, but those that do, as you might guess, are specifically called honey bees. They go into the center of flowers and collect nectar, a sugary water. Plants produce ...

Honey is the sweet, sticky, delicious condiment that’s loved across the world. In 2021, the global honey industry was valued at approximately $8 billion, per Statista. Bees work overtime to produce ...