Shannon LaGrave of Oak Cliff Bee Company (right) conducts a live honey-harvesting demonstration with Rajan Singh, CEO EarthX, at the on-site beehives at the Hilton Anatole hotel on Tuesday, April ...

Unlike honey bees, which live in hives, Melissodes are a solitary species of native bees that build their nests in the ground, and they’ve been spotted recently in the Acton preserve.

Bees teach their babies how to dance. Honey bees perform a tail-wagging waltz to let others know where nectar is. Now a new study suggests young bees need to learn the steps from more experienced ...

In–hive production. A bee may need to visit over 1,000 flowers before its honey stomach is completely full, according to Montana Public Radio (MTPR).When this is achieved it will return to the ...

A few stragglers will find their way into the hive. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann. However, according to a nationwide survey by Project Apis — a nonprofit that supports beekeeping science — honey bees ...

Honey bees need to keep their hives cool enough to maintain the strength and integrity of the honeycomb. If the bee hive temperatures get too hot, the wax comb will weaken and collapse.

GREELEY, CO - NOVEMBER 04: Local Hive CEO Tony Landretti shows a frame from which he has harvested honey from while explaining the basics of beekeeping to the Tribune using his three hives in the ...

Although Utah enjoys the title "The Beehive State," the top honey-producing states include California, Florida, and South Dakota. In 1998, the United States made over 89,000 metric tons of honey.

Honey bees are major pollinators of more than 75% of global crops.But bees have been struggling — with habitat loss, climate change, pesticide exposure, parasites, poor nutrition and diseases ...