A pollen-laden honeybee works a California poppy on a warm spring day at Niguel Botanical Preserve in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on March 22. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) You’ve probably heard the ...

Understanding the genetic and environmental factors that enable some feral honey bee colonies to tolerate pathogens and survive the winter in the absence of beekeeping management may help lead to ...

He's a beekeeper and the Education Outreach person for the Colorado State Beekeepers' Association. So when they city of Arvada found a hollow tree full of bees, they called the right person. "They ...

This feral honey bee colony has established a nest inside the wall of a house in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Honey bees that escape domestication and establish colonies in the wild provide an ...

The United Way's Day of Caring created a buzz at the Moss Mansion on Thursday. Tree service workers were cutting down a large cottonwood on the mansion grounds, one chunk at a time. A large colony of ...

The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase: “Save the bees.” But new research suggests we may need to be more specific about which bees we’re saving. The problem is that this dominance may be coming at the cost ...

Understanding the genetic and environmental factors that enable some feral honey bee colonies to tolerate pathogens and survive the winter in the absence of beekeeping management may help lead to ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase: “Save the bees.” But new research suggests we may need to be more specific about which bees we’re saving. Europeans introduced western honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) ...