A type of invasive mite is to blame for much of the decline by spreading viral loads throughout bee colonies. Even while ...

According to guidance from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and The University of Florida, if you see a bee or a swarm you should: Stay away. Don’t bother or remove bee colonies or ...

Africanized honey bees, often called "killer bees," are now in 13 states, including Mississippi. Know where to find them, how ...

Stefan Berg and his Bavarian colleagues are fighting an almost hopeless battle. The head of the Bavarian Institute for Bee ...

A member of Boston University’s Beekeeping Club with their new bees. The club received a new hive of Italian Honey Bees in March — the first shipment of bees since a mite infestation killed their ...

When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the damage?

Italian queens help hives To prevent African bees from taking over hives, Dowdy said, Arizona beekeepers must regularly re-queen their hives with expensive European queens.

Instead, he found dead bees carpeting the grass, the thrumming buzz of his 5-acre property dampened by the death of not hundreds but thousands of Italian honey bees.

A uthorities have launched an investigation. Mattiaccio estimates that about 500,000 Italian honey bees were killed on his five-acre property, amounting to $20,000 in damages.

He found the dead bees had their tongues sticking out, which means they were poisoned with pesticide, according to The Washington Post. Authorities have launched an investigation. Mattiaccio estimates ...