In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee.

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 ...

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

LITTLE ROCK — Bees have a highly developed system within the hive. There are three castes of honeybees: worker, drone and queen. Each caste has its own important roles and performs specific duties.

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 ...

The bees swarmed into my daughter’s front yard on the third of July, which meant that her guests arriving the next day for the holiday had to go around to the side door to enter the house. Bees do ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 24, 2025) A novel study of chronic toxicity of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam to honey bees (Apis mellifera), published in Insects, finds sublethal effects ...