Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination. One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on ...

Did you know that the honey bee has been around for millions of years and is the only insect that produces food eaten by man? I just learned that honey is the only food that includes all the ...

Why Are Honey Bees Important? Pollinators like honey bees 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 ...

Missouri and Kansas are home to approximately 400 different bee species. Some residents are turning their yards and balconies into havens of native plants.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: And so to the queen bee. No, not Beyonce, but real bees. It was about 50 years ago that ...

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 ...

Several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes that have previously been ...

I ended up with a lot of interesting but unused details about bees and beekeeping after putting together my June 3 story about proposed EPA rules regarding pesticides and bees. I’ll look on the bright ...

What are the beekeepers doing now? Beekeepers are sampling for mites and treating as appropriate. It is important to keep the ...

Bees adapt to rough surfaces with clever building rules—insights that could transform 3D printing and architecture.