Upcoming research funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will investigate the secrets of longevity in honeybee queens. Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less ...

National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees, among the planet's important animals, ...

If you ever bought a bottle of vitamins, you’ve probably seen supplements touting the benefits of royal jelly—a substance worker bees secrete from their glands—on the shelf nearby. It can also be ...

Andony Melathopoulos takes a seat and flips on the harsh light to his microscope. He places a bee under the lens and peers through, adjusting the focus for a clear view. Melathopoulos, an associate ...

Florida’s native bees come in all shapes and sizes, often with their own quirks. Blueberry bees gravitate toward their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you want to attract bees to your garden, a special, shallow “bath”, which isn’t deep enough for our flying friends to fall into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, ...

Bee advocate and scientist Sarah Red-Laird spends most of her days in Oregon vineyards, farms and fields, advising growers on building better pollinator habitats to enrich working landscapes. On ...

In terms of population, Arizona is home to various bee species, but have you been spotting large black bees buzzing by you lately? These bees are commonly known as carpenter bees, earning their name ...

A colony of bees is buzzing at the top of a parking garage at a mall in Long Beach. But instead of being worried, the landlord is grateful. And so are the shoppers who are sharing in the honey harvest ...