Bee hotels buzz with activity, but is it the right kind? A graduate student at University of Illinois is researching bees and needs help, in the form of donated used bee hotels, from the public to ...

For the first time, research shows that a key social trait in honey bees is linked to measurable physiological advantages ...

Bee-HERO — Sacred Heart University’s Bee Health and Ecology Objective program — was awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will allow six undergraduate students to ...

The Honey Bee Health Coalition has requested the USDA Agricultural Research Service authorize its scientists to share analysis of what caused “catastrophic losses” of 60% of U.S. honey bee colonies.

Located just off campus near the South Quad on Lincoln Avenue sits the Robinson Bee Research Facility. Here, researchers silently work with and raise honey bee colonies, out of sight of the University ...

We are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Bee Science “Women in” series of article collections. At present, less ...

A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has revealed the toxic "forever chemical," PFOS, can accumulate in exposed honeybee colonies and transfer to their honey, ...

While the exact cause of heightened bee colony losses nationwide is unknown, possible factors include parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition. Federal funding cuts to the USDA and research ...

Honey bees play a pivotal role in both global agriculture and ecosystem health, and their associated microbial communities have emerged as critical determinants of bee well‐being. The honey bee ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregonians might soon have the option to sport a license plate that helps support the state’s native pollinators. Oregon State University worked with a young artist to design a ...

Research by the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other bee experts released on June 16 confirmed a total number of bee species in the state is 508.