To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused ...

After weeks of heavy rains in many parts of the country, temperatures are heating up and that is not good for the bees.

There are between 115,000 and 125,000 beekeepers in the U.S. during any given year. According to the National Honey Board, most of these keep less than 25 hives as a hobby. Commercial beekeepers ...

It’s perfectly legal to keep registered honeybee hives in the city, but they can’t become a nuisance to the neighbors. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We live in a building on the Upper West Side. Bees from ...