Italian honey bees hover around the suit of beekeeper Robert Harvey as he transfers bee colonies from a blueberry field near Columbia Falls, Maine June 23, 2014. Adrees Latif/Reuters .

A UC Davis researcher known for her honey bee line "New World Carniolans" has crossed her bees with their Old World counterparts to enhance their positive characteristics. ... the Italian honey bee.

The Italian honey bees are excellent pollinators and some of the easiest to work with, making them the ideal candidate for a rooftop urban beer farm. How is the honey used?

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 ...

The bee activists who are pictured and responsible for the removal and relocation of the bees are Lauren Roynestad and Adam Butrico, both members of the Beekeepers Association of Rutgers University.

The club received a new hive of Italian Honey Bees in March — the first shipment of bees since a mite infestation killed their previous hive during the COVID-19 lockdown. COURTESY OF COLLEEN RATH.

The Italian honey bees have a strong floral fidelity/constancy. “If it goes to one flower, it will keep returning to pollinate only that blossom until the season ends.

Dominion Energy’s 1.6 MW Black Bear Solar project in Buckingham County is now partnered with Mountain House Apiaries, using Italian honey bees to maintain the land around the solar arrays ...