Honey bees are some of the most industrious insects on the planet. With pollination, responsible for various crop yields and floral reproduction, they sustain large portions of the food market. Some ...

Bees are disappearing: About 40% of the US' honey bee colonies died between October 2018 and April 2019, according to a recent study. Despite their bad reputation, the insects are essential for our ...

Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it's not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of regret, or vindication, knowing the offending bee will die. Right? Well, for 99.96% of bee species, ...

It’s spring again ... time for bees to pollinate flowers. Although bee populations have leveled off during the past few years, we’re still at a nadir historically. In the 1940s, there were 6 million ...

As spring gardening kicks into high gear, bees emerge from hibernation and start moving from flower to flower. These hardworking insects play an essential role pollinating plants, but they’re also ...

Show Me the Honey! follows wanna-be beekeepers as they learn everything there is to know about caring for a hive. We all love honey and bees are vital to our eco-system, now more than ever. With green ...

Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) have identified ...

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Pollinators like honeybees are crucial in agriculture, affecting one out of every three bites of food we eat. So it’s important for gardeners to support them. Grow native plants and avoid insecticides ...