Bees rarely attract much attention unless a hive appears somewhere unexpected or a jar of honey is sitting on a kitchen shelf. Most people recognise the sound before they notice the insect itself. A ...

Honey bees are truly impressive insects, playing a major role in sustaining ecosystems. These remarkable insects build perfectly structured honeycombs. Honey bees are ectothermic and must regulate the ...

Every year on May 20, people across the globe celebrate World Bee Day to spread awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators. These tiny insects play a major role in maintaining ...

Sure, you know that bees pollinate our crops and give us honey. But there's so much more to these buzzing insects than that. 1. Bee stings have some health benefits. A toxin in bee venom called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Candles, lip balm, lotion, dog balm, and lemonade: These are some of the things that can be created from honey. The Iowa Honey ...

Here are four things Sam thinks kids should know about bees: 1 Bees are an important part of our environment because they pollinate flowers so they can bloom. In Washington, bees pollinate the purple, ...

Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it's not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of regret, or vindication, knowing the offending bee will die. Right? Well, for 99.96% of bee species, ...

Africanized honey bees are a hybrid species that originated in Brazil and have spread to 13 southern and southwestern U.S. states. Known as "killer bees," their danger comes from their highly ...

I can’t even begin to say how cool our Sonoma County bees are. Here are five things you may not know about our apiarian friends: Bees have two pairs of wings, which hook together to form a larger pair ...

Spring is in the air and bees are everywhere. University of Mount Olive’s Dr. Jason Davis and Tim Warren share details about bees that will keep you buzzing with joy. Davis is the assistant dean of ...

In 2005, Africanized honeybees (AHB) were discovered in 13 Florida counties in central and south Florida. By 2006, they had moved into three more counties, and in 2007, they were found in another ...