Only 8 out of almost 21,000 bee species in the world die when they sting. Another subset can't sting at all, and the majority of bees can sting as often as they want. But there's even more to it ...

Smithsonian writer Susan Freinkel and self-proclaimed bee enthusiast Michael Veit about the future of bees through the lens ...

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 ...

Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes ...

Each strike took just an instant, the predators snatching bees out of the air and then flying away with their victims, which would be carved up later and fed to the hornets’ own ravenous larvae.

A recent survey found an average loss of 62% of bee colonies among commercial operations in less than a year. Causes and ...

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

What is not normal is frequently seeing dead bumble bees on surfaces of our deck and driveway, where they are very noticeable. Might there be a local disease outbreak wiping out hives of honey bees?

Shaynee ModienLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterThe Shaunavon StandardA two-year study on honey bee health in colonies ...

Worldwide, honey bees provide an annual honey crop of approximately one billion kilograms Each honey bee will produce about a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime – probably the amount ...