The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is a striking creature, one of relatively few species for which evolution culminated in advanced society 1. In ‘eusocial’ insect colonies, populations are ...

The first global analysis of genome variation in honeybees has been revealed by scientists. The findings show a surprisingly high level of genetic diversity in honeybees, and indicate that the species ...

The northward and southward expansion of the bees’ range, coupled with the African race’s tendency to pursue any disturber of ...

Genomic analysis has revealed that the western honeybee – which lives across Europe, Africa and Asia – first evolved in western Asia. Understanding the evolution of honeybees can help us protect these ...

DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later. When you purchase ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Native Brazilian bees provide several environmental services, the most important being pollination of plants, including agricultural crops.

Scientific name of bee is Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee), part of the Apidae family. Bees are crucial pollinators, adding $18 billion to US agriculture annually. There are over 20,000 species; key ...

I have felt the stings of killer bees. My first bee job was in Jordan, where the Holy Land race of European honeybee, Apis mellifera syriaca, is a Holy Terror. I ...

The waggle dance, performed by successful forager honeybees (Apis mellifera) inside the hive, is a well-known form of symbolic communication that informs nestmates about the location of resources. It ...

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