You might think honeybees are thriving—after all, the honey industry is growing and its bees are well looked after by ...

A new study published in PeerJ Life & Environment has provided insights into how western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in urban areas may represent a new threat to wild bee communities. On the Island ...

In Slovenia and around the world, conservationists try — and mostly fail — to combat the widespread belief that honey bees are in danger. Credit... Supported by By David Segal Photographs and Video by ...

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. Honey bees may ...

Everyone has heard of honeybees, but what about the 4,000 species of wild, native bees that live alongside honey bees here in North America? These lesser-known, but equally industrious insects not ...

In the same way that us humans try to eat a balanced diet, it seems that bees need to do the same. A new study has found that wild bees visit different flowers on purpose to get a balanced mix of ...

The West Michigan-based company introduces Michigan Wild Honey and SayLa Bee Infused honey with a variety of flavors, including blueberry, apricot and bourbon.

HEYWORTH — After serving his country in World War II, U.S. Army medic Ernest Boring returned to the family farm in McLean County. The land and his family’s beekeeping tradition helped restore his ...