Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the value of invasive Japanese knotweed blossoms to local bee populations, and provides a ...

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Cleansing flights may look chaotic, but they play a critical role in hive health, disease prevention, and colony survival.

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 ...

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 ...

To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single collecting trip, a worker will visit between 50 and 100 flowers.

Data came from 702 beekeepers representing more than 1.8 million colonies, or nearly 70% of U.S. honey bees. Hobbyists with less than 50 hives had about 50% losses, where “sideliners” with 50 ...

National Honey Month is here and it's time to talk bees. Palm Beach County is home to 24,000 managed hives. Here's why that's good for food and farming.