There are between 115,000 and 125,000 beekeepers in the U.S. during any given year. According to the National Honey Board, most of these keep less than 25 hives as a hobby. Commercial beekeepers ...

Researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. With an electronic "ping," Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It's a ...

Discover the macabre process zombie flies stage to lay eggs in bees, which alters their behavior and eventually kills them.

WSU researchers and students collect samples and perform honey bee colony health assessments in orchards near Modesto, CA. Photo by Brandon Hopkins PULLMAN, Wash. — The famous work ethic of honey bees ...

During a cool fall sunset in North Dakota, forklifts buzz around the base of a flatbed trailer, loading pallets. Their cargo, multicolored boxes that look like filing cabinets, buzzes, too. Each box ...

That is, unless you’re talking to one of Florida's estimated 5,000 registered beekeepers. And those bees they keep? They don't live on some distant property: More than 24,000 hives are registered in ...

The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy crop pollinators as the climate warms, new research indicates. Flying shortens the lives of bees, and worker honey bees will fly ...