Hibernation is a risky endeavor for many animals, as they can be taken away by the elements or predators. For several months of the year, queen bumblebees enter a dormant state underground called ...

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

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The U.S. bee population, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is dropping from 40% to 50% each year. Unchecked, imagine what the numbers of bee colonies will be like in 22 years? That’s ...

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year. Researchers from the Department of Biological ...

For decades, scientists have hotly debated the origin of the western honey bee. Now, new research has discovered these popular honey-producing bees most likely originated in Asia. For decades, ...

To date it has been unclear exactly how the sex of a bee is determined. A research team comprising biologists and chemists has now identified a key gene and the molecular mechanism linked with it.

When a honey bee returns to the nest after foraging for food, it breaks into dance. Moving in a figure-eight shape while shaking its abdomen helps the bee communicate to others how far away the ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

In a new book, Bees (Cornell University Press; $3), Professor Karl von Frisch of the University of Munich sets out to improve on Poet Isaac Watts’s description. In each hive commune, says Dr. von ...