Scientists uncover how a single gene drives honey bee cooperation, revealing the genetic basis behind hive behavior and social unity.

so I started feeding them again. I’ve got two dishes out there,” Samuels said. Samuels feeds the bees twice a day outside of her home. She is just doing her part to ensure no hungry bees are ...

A 2005 study found bees evaluate the quality of nectar relative to their most recent feeding experience: Bees trained to visit a feeder with medium-quality nectar accepted it readily, whereas bees ...

Gardens offer a steady and reliable source of nectar all year round, helping to keep pollinators fed when farmland sources ...

But it’s not just the fruit and vegetables that we eat that have been pollinated by the bees it’s also the food that we feed to animals, which we in turn eat, that has been pollinated in a ...

We’re here to help. In northern parts of the U.S., early spring is when native bees emerge from their hives, hungry and ready to forage. But many of the flowers they feed on haven’t bloomed yet. So ...

The one-two punch of hurricanes Helene and Milton damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of hives. On Saturday, a nonprofit ...

This story was authored by Eric Larson. In 2014, I was initially asked the question in the headline above.  So, I went to the home of a friend […] ...

Even after 18 years in the U.S. Navy, Anthony Booker continues to be a busy bee as he develops a new agribusiness on the Big Island while still learning the ropes of sustainable farming and beekeeping ...

Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because ...

One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not. Social bees, such as honeybees ...