Honey bees are small insects that shoulder an enormous role in keeping our planet alive. They work together with other species to pollinate plants all over the globe, playing a large enough part that ...

This is one of the most frequently asked questions from Lake Erie Nature & Science Center visitors during the winter months. Despite freezing temperatures and a lack of flowers, honey bees survive the ...

Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State researchers has found ...

Autumn is here, and winter is just around the corner. In Iowa, that means cold weather and plenty of snow. People and animals all have different ways of keeping warm. Here are some ways bees prepare ...

Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than twice as likely to survive through the winter than standard honey bees, ...

The buzz in the bee community isn't good following the harsh winter conditions experienced throughout much of the Midwest. Iowa bee experts estimate an upward of 65 to 70 percent of the state's honey ...

During California's prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That's because the bees sent to ...

A honey bee in Mettler, Calif. (photo: Department of Water Resources) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service reported winter honey bees have a higher resistance to ...

MERCED, Calif. -- The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a new study shows honeybees' pollen ...

Food prices could rise if the number of bees pollinating crops keeps dwindling. Scientists are researching the potential consequences of the rapid decline of the honey bee population in the U.S. and ...