Wild queen bumblebees get killed by worker bees inside commercial hives after they are lured in by vibrant colors and the promise of usurping the resident queen. When you purchase through links on our ...

Flora Molyneaux is a beekeeper who owns two apiaries, consisting of 30 hives, around Lane County. Molyneaux's beekeeping practices follow the seasons, with active work in spring and summer, hive ...

Bees are an integral component of the ecosystem. Bees are pollinators — as are birds, bats, beetles, and butterflies — that are responsible for helping to cross-pollinate more than 30 percent of crops ...

In Slovenia and around the world, conservationists try — and mostly fail — to combat the widespread belief that honey bees are in danger. Credit... Supported by By David Segal Photographs and Video by ...

In October 2006, reports came in from beekeepers that some of them were losing 30% to 90% of their hives. While some losses are expected, these figures were startlingly high. Called, Colony Collapse ...

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Olivia Norfolk works for Anglia Ruskin University. She has received funding from The Leverhulme Trust to support research on honeybee-wild bee interactions. It’s no secret that bee populations are in ...

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate ...

As a non-migratory beekeeper, Flora Molyneaux lives her life in accordance with the wheel of the year. From the spring equinox to the summer solstice, she works 12-hour days, attempting to keep up ...