LAUREL - John and Shelley Wold produce alfalfa seed with the help of 10 million employees. Their harvest begins in the next few days, and they will take up to 1,200 pounds of seed per acre. "It takes ...

A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...

This is not the plot of a new Game of Thrones spinoff, but a common and violent reality in honey bee colonies. As with any ...

FAIRBORN — Local beekeepers in Fairborn are working to combat the decline in honey bee populations, which is crucial for maintaining food production. According to the Ohio State University’s bee ...

Honeybees across the United States churned out more honey in 2023, increasing production numbers for the first time in three years. To beekeepers, it's a small win in an industry facing major ...

THE POLLEN HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SOMETHING TO SNEEZE ABOUT THIS ALLERGY SEASON. YES, INDEED. ERIN BURNETT SUITED UP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS. ALL WEEK LONG WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE DOWNSIDES ...

Honey bee colonies have a surprising way of ensuring survival. When a queen bee weakens due to virus infection, her pheromone ...

New research shows that viruses weaken honey bee queens, lowering pheromone signals and energy, causing workers to replace them.

Randall Cass (pictured above) holds a frame of comb from one of his hives. He said about 20,000 to 80,000 bees make up one honeybee colony. Recent survey results show commercial honeybees are on track ...

BOTHELL, Wash., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Solitary bees are super pollinators and vital to our food production and ecosystem. Leafcutter and blue orchard mason bees are two of the most productive ...

The research team found that common viruses can damage a queen’s ovaries, reducing both her egg-laying rate and the ...