So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of plants, biodiversity and agricultural production. Their presence goes hand in ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains ...

As heat waves intensify and seasons slip out of their old patterns, the survival of honey bees is becoming a test case for ...

Honey bees rely heavily on flower patterns when searching for food, a new study has found. The research has revealed honeybees can distinguish between different flowers by using colours and patterns.

An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights ...