How do bees make group decisions without a leader? Math experts have determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume ...

Pesticide exposure may quietly weaken honeybee colonies as queens shift harmful chemicals into their developing eggs.

The honeybee, with its black and yellow coat, exemplifies pollinator prowess. Apis mellifera, or honeybees, are extraordinary insects that pollinate about 15 billion worth of food crops each year ...

A computer science team has developed a sensor-based technology that could revolutionize commercial beekeeping by reducing colony losses and lowering labor costs. The technology uses low-cost heat ...

There's more than one way to build a honeybee hive, depending on the needs of the bees, according to a study published August 26 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Golnar Gharooni-Fard of the ...