When the results of Canada's national honey bee colony loss survey were published in July 2025, they came as no surprise.

Worker bees stage coordinated revolts when viral infections weaken their queen and lower her pheromone output. This disruption drives many of the queen failures that beekeepers struggle with today.

The life of a bee is short, but do they all die in flower blossoms when their lives come to an end? The answer is not that ...

New research reveals how viral infections in queen bees disturb colony stability and pinpoints a specific pheromone that may help preserve unity and productivity within hives. It may sound like the ...

Upcoming research funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will investigate the secrets of longevity in honeybee queens. Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less ...

Apiary is a cool, well-designed worker placement board game about a future ruled by bees, but it's missing that extra special ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee started in 1925, and we've got our Kern County contestant for its 100th year. One student prepares for an un-bee-lievable competition in ...

When I arrive to work at the Nature Center each morning, one of the first things I do is check on the hundreds of other ladies in the building. They are usually already working by the time I get there ...

Honey bee colonies are often portrayed as models of stability, yet inside the hive, power can change hands with ruthless ...