Queen bees begin life inside specially constructed cells where worker bees feed selected larvae a powerful nutrient-rich substance called royal jelly . Unlike ordinary worker bees, future queens ...

Discover how twin sisters Dahlia and Athena Ascher-Walsch turned their childhood farm stand into Heavenly Hive, a booming local honey business in Springs, NY.

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining ...

Children line up for a spoonful of honey May 13 provided by beekeeper Louise Stickney during a presentation about bees at the ...

The biggest-ever edition of the California Honey Festival is underway in Woodland, expanded to two days for the first time.

White House has not yet confirmed whether the swarm was connected to the newly added colonies, though the timing sparked ...

Cold snaps and varroa mites made winter tough for bees. Spring hive checks show how Delaware colonies are rebounding or ...

It's day two of the King and Queen's State Visit, and this is when things truly begin to ramp up, with two speeches from the monarch and all the pomp and pageantry the White House can muster.

Two volunteers place a package of bees in the apiary of the UC Irvine South Coast Research Center. (Photo courtesy of Diana Cervantes) The buzzing starts before the box is opened. In front of me, a ...

The buzzing starts before the box is opened. In front of me, a colony of more than 12,000 bees moves without pause. I’m fully suited in protective gear, following each instruction carefully. There’s ...