Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...

Researchers have enlisted a new kind of helper to monitor the microbiomes of cities around the world: the honeybee. A recently published analysis shows that the debris which gathers at the bottom of ...

Washington State University researchers and students collect samples and perform honey bee colony health assessments in orchards near Modesto, CA. Every year more than 2 million honey bee hives from ...

Honey bees are incredibly efficient, often building their intricate hives in the most unexpected and hidden locations, far from human view. These massive colonies can thrive unnoticed within the ...