Wild, free-roaming queen bees in search of a new kingdom are often lured to commercial hives — where resident workers murder the queens almost as soon as they get through the door, a new study ...

Honey bees often build their homes in the most unexpected locations. This massive honey bee hive housed not just one, but ...

"It's like an arms race," Melissa Oddie, a Varroa and honey bee expert, said. "The bees that survive quickly build up ...

Resource overlap between wild bees and honeybees on Giannutri Island. Credit: Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.048 Researchers from the University of Florence and University of ...

A new study from Penn State and Pitt shows small differences in temperature and humidity within a farm field can affect ...

Credit: Shutterstock Pollinators are one of our favorite things at Science Friday, and caring for our local bees means caring for the environment. While we can plant native wildflowers for our native ...