Bees are tiny but powerful contributors in our ecosystem, quietly pollinating many of the plants we depend upon for food and ...

EAST LANSING, MI – An expert sniffer is helping researchers at Michigan State University detect beehive problems. Maple, an English springer spaniel, dons a makeshift bee suit to inspect hive boxes at ...

Urban beekeeping is increasing fast, but too many honeybee hives can reduce food, spread disease, and harm wild bees.

Beekeeping has always carried a quiet social value. Long before honey became a specialty product on market shelves, bees were part of the relationship between people, food, gardens, and the wider ...

A University of Minnesota-backed research team has embarked on a three-year, $500,000 study to determine how changing landscape in North Dakota's prairie pothole region affects the health of bees and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 18, 2023) Sunflower plantings have the potential to significantly reduce mite infestations in nearby honey bee colonies, according to research recently published in the ...

On a warm summer morning, Michael Moore and Charlie McMaster don their protective suits and veils to inspect the health of Moore’s four new beehives. The white boxes sit near the fence line of Moore’s ...