New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service sheds light on the causes behind the ...

Researchers believe that they have pinpointed the cause of a history-making recent honey bee die-off, and what they found ...

Sunshine Coast beekeepers are being encouraged to stay vigilant as an outbreak of a destructive mite threatens local hives.

A recently detected pest in the Aussie bush may be microscopic in size, but its impact on native bees and Queensland ...

Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...

About 60 per cent of U.S. bees died off this year - which keepers have described as 'depressingly sad' with potential ...

A Mississippi State University expert says he has no evidence that Africanized honey bees are established in Mississippi ...

Smoky skies are forcing honeybees to hunker down, impacting foraging and potentially reducing honey flow for beekeepers in ...

Honey bees and mites Compared to carpenter bees or bumble bees, honey bees are much more manageable pollinators that build stronger and bigger colonies.

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a ...

The viruses are tightly connected to Varroa mites. These microscopic mites feed not only on the fatty body tissue of the honey bees but also on their brood, where baby bees develop.