Peter Tyson is Online Producer of NOVA. Chief sources The Wisdom of the Hive: The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies,by Thomas D. Seeley (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press ...

Did you know that bees cannot fly in the dark? Watch this fascinating phenomenon of bees losing their flight when it gets ...

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 ... and other enzymes into the target.

This is used to build up the bees. The reason for this is that pollination pay on almonds is that each truckload of bees will be inspected and they will be paid on the strength of the hives.

It is expandable with extra HexHives and a safety hinge prevents any bees from escaping inside. The Hive also features a cleaning tray and feeder system. BEEcosystem hopes to educate people about ...

Two bee hives discovered before beginning the decrepit mall's demolition are being relocated to a southeastern Wisconsin farm — where they can continue producing honey. The hives are being moved ...

A number of tech firms hope to help the honey bee have a brighter ... learning to convert that into useful information. We tell the beekeeper, for example, which hives are growing and which ...

Asdhan Kulung (right) has attached ropes to a hive and holds it steady as ... as he climbs up a 300-foot rope ladder and into a swarm of bees. The honey hunters are sitting on benches around ...