Spring beekeeping season has arrived. Here's the latest on new data regarding declining honey production, climate shifts, emergency preparedness and innovations in bee health.

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...

“Honey is a great incentive,” says Christine Webster, founder of The People’s Bees, which aims to connect people with bees and the natural world through apiculture (beekeeping), education and advocacy ...

We study bees and other vital pollinators, and we can tell you that there are good reasons to love all the bees. In fact, ...

Honey bees, Apis mellifera (A. mellifera), have become synonymous with pollination. Yet, they are not native to North America. European colonists introduced them and are now managed at industrial ...