Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

H’s Appalachian Heritage project group gathered for an exciting class all about beekeeping. Janice Friend of Mountain City Beekeepers generously shared her ...

The bees were engaged in a process called swarming ... in the hive are starting to get filled up with honey, pollen, and larvae, they will communicate with the other workers in the hive with ...

Arndt says honeybees from nearby colonies often raid the nest in his backyard in an attempt to steal its honey ... larvae, which must be fed constantly by attentive worker bees.

If growers are willing to put in the time, expense and labor required to manage honey bees, which are considered ...

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...

Upon hatching, their larvae stab and kill the host bees ... or even 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in the case of a honey bee. Bees can move pollen over great distances. Bees aren’t purposefully ...

Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the first detection of the world's worst bee-killing parasite ...